Leakage continues to be a cause for concern

摘要

Supply and demand is much higher on water company boardroom agendas than ever before. This is due mainly to the effects of climate change and an increasing population, which mean there is increasing pres-sure on water supply demand throughout the UK, and in the South particularly. The situation is not helped by network leakage still being a major source of water loss, despite regulator Ofwat having imposed individual leakage reduction targets. According to statistics provided by online dashboard Discover Water, just under 3.1 billion litres of water are lost daily in England and Wales.