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...outpost British territory with a history of huge water shortage problems and no co-operation from neighbouring Spain. That contract was handed over to Northumbrian Water when it was acquired by Suez, as Lyonnaise was since rebranded. However, the Gibraltar operation still retains its original moniker, Lyonnaise des Eaux (Gibraltar).
Today Gibraltar has two desalination plants and two reverse osmosis plants, which take sea water and pump it through a system of reservoirs inside the rock itself. A parallel system uses sea water for flushing toilets and fire fighting,...
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