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Author:  Amnesia10 [ Fri Oct 29, 2010 3:01 am ]
Post subject:  Water companies leaking 130 litres per household every day

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/8093624 ... y-day.html

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In total 3.28 billion litres of water were lost through leaking pipes every single day last year, the equivalent of 14 million baths of water.

That is a lot of water! :shock:

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Ofwat's annual report said while companies continued to deliver safe, reliable supplies, six out of 21 firms did not meet their leakage targets.
Worst was Yorkshire Water, which lost an average of 295 million litres a day, or the equivalent of 130 litres for every household it supplies – enough to fill more than half a bath or flush the lavatory about 15 times.

That loss of water is more than my daily use and I am on a water meter.

Author:  JJW009 [ Fri Oct 29, 2010 3:18 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Water companies leaking 130 litres per household every day

Indeed, I use about 2 cubic meters per quarter which is very annoying because they only bill to the nearest whole unit!

That still costs me a fortune, and it's staggering to think that for every consumer they are leaking 5x my total consumption. That means my bill should be 80% lower!!

Author:  ProfessorF [ Fri Oct 29, 2010 7:34 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Water companies leaking 130 litres per household every day

JJW009 wrote:
That means my bill should be 80% lower!!


Or you should wash more.
;)

Author:  Amnesia10 [ Fri Oct 29, 2010 11:51 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Water companies leaking 130 litres per household every day

My use per quarter is very low as well. Probably something similar to JJW009. I reuse a lot of water as well. Bath water once cooled down is used on plants and the same for first water that comes out cold of the hot tap. I have plants that need 10 litres per day in the summer and that comes from the cold water that comes out of the hot water tap.

Author:  l3v1ck [ Fri Oct 29, 2010 3:35 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Water companies leaking 130 litres per household every day

I have no idea what I use as I don't have a water meter in the house.

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