was on the verge of extinction through lack of flow, it had effectively turned into 2.5 miles of stagnant garden pond. when you say lack of flow, isn t that just nature when you say lack of flow, isn t thatjust nature telling us that the climate is warming, that here in the southeast of england, are getting drier, and the river is suffering? ida. england, are getting drier, and the river is suffering? the river is suffering? no, not in the least. the river is suffering? no, not in the least, and the river is suffering? no, not in the least, and i the river is suffering? no, not in the least, and i know- the river is suffering? no, not in the least, and i know the i in the least, and i know the environment agency would have you believe that, but that overlooks the fact that as we speak these most rarest of river ecosystems on the planet, according to the environment agency, are currently being over extracted by local water companies to the tune of about 1.2 billion litres of wate