"The reservoir had been built with the expectation that the area's water-hungry steel industry would continue to expand, but the predicted boom never lasted.

Instead, Kielder Water now plays a part in ensuring the North East is one of the "most water secure regions" in the country, according to Newcastle University hydrology researcher Dr Anna Murgatroyd."

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