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18 Aug

18th August 2022

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Village fury! Did Northstowe developers sell our aquifer?

1 Aug

1st August 2022

Not really our style of headline, is it? After all, we’re not the Daily Dafty. So what lies behind it?

First, the obligatory recap of things that are undeniable:

  1. Since 2015, Northstowe phase 1 has been built.
  2. Since 2015, the groundwater levels in adjacent Longstanton have fallen to the point where they have virtually dried up.
  3. Since 2015, developers at Northstowe have created two large ‘amenity’ lakes and filled them with water. (An ‘amenity’ lake is one that is created for recreational purposes or visual impact, rather that as a necessity to ensure good drainage and protect against flooding.)

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