If it goes ahead the reservoir near Abingdon is expected to take 10 years to build.
A water firm is using virtual reality to show residents what a proposed new reservoir could look like.
The water firm said the VR headsets were being used to give people an idea of how it would look set within the existing landscape. The water firm said the reservoir is needed "to protect public water supplies during periods of drought."
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