I wish to give my strongest support to the building of the desalination plant mentioned in your pages recently.

For many years I have thought such a facility very necessary.

We are now in a very dry period and these occur frequently.

We have seen parched areas of agricultural land.

New housing development makes new demands on an already stretched water supply.

I don’t think that we can continue to rely on rivers as the sole sources of water for people and land.

The alarming progression of global warming makes this an urgent matter.

Nancy Smith

Southampton