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- Thames Water will build the White Horse Reservoir to supply 15 million southeast customers.
- The reservoir will hold 150 billion litres of water drawn from the River Thames during winter months.
- Thames Water aims to secure planning permission near Abingdon, Oxfordshire, by the end of the year.
- Construction cost is estimated between £5.5 billion and £7.5 billion.
- Current Thames Valley rainfall is only 35 % of its monthly average, prompting upstream harvesting.