THE BAD NEWS

1. The Thames water region receives less rainfall per person than Dallas, Rome or Istanbul (source: Thames Water). The south east of England has less water available than the Sudan or Syria. (source: Waterwise)

2. Thames Water has failed to meet its performance targets and has imposed a hosepipe ban on customers following a 20% price rise.

3. In London, one third of all the water that Thames pumps into its pipes seeps away before it gets to homes and businesses. (source: Daily Mail 22.06.06)

4. Global warming is having an adverse affect on Britain’s weather patterns.That means warmer winters and drier, hotter summers.

5. Climate change reduces the amount of water available and increases customer demand particularly for garden use.

6. According to Ken Livingstone, Mayor of London and a member of the London Climate Change Partnership. London is likely to start seeing an increasing risk of flooding,higher temperatures and more demand on already limited water resources.
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7. We are using more water than ever before. Twenty years ago the average person used 140 litres a day, today the average is 163 litres a day and rising.
(source: Thames Water).

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