More water is lost per day, through leaks in the system, than is ever saved by a hosepipe ban.
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Just under 25% of all the water in our water system is lost to leaks.
Thats more than 3 million litres a day.
In Germany and Holland it is closer to 5% loss.
Mind you Ireland is about 45%.
More water is lost per day, through leaks in the system, than is ever saved by a hosepipe ban.
In the Army in BAOR 40 yrs ago it was worked out that for everyone in BAOR including families and all usage the daily consumption was 40 gallons per person. It really isn't that much. I can shower in 10 minutes, my wife stays in the shower for half an hour. It adds up.
Plenty of the f*cking stuff around this week, all free, direct from the sky