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Norfolk campaigners are saying there is not enough water to support new housing, as existing residents face a hosepipe ban.
There are plans to build 37,000 homes around Norwich by 2026 but opponents warn this could lead to over-abstraction from threatened rivers like the Wensum.
Local activist group Hethersett Our Way says the current drought is a sign of things to come and crop irrigation should take priority over development.
Anglian Water says it can face the twin challenges of climate change and a growing population.
The water company supplies the same volume of water as 20 years ago despite a 20 per cent population increase.
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