Well said Glyn
It incenses me that the water companies impose these bans when their own waste is so incredibly appalling
I know that logistically it is a phenominally huge job to replace many tens of thousands of miles of old, corroded pipes, and I also know that they are trying to do so.
But the various water companies have all known for many decades that the pipes need replacing and not just repairing (yes, I accept that they have to at least make the repairs when an obvious leak occurs) but they simply haven't done nearly enough over the years to rectify the problems.
By now the level of leaks should be nowhere near as high as they currently are.
The problems won't go away, our population increases every year, water use increases at an even greater rate due to our modern lifestyles.
How much longer do the water companies think they can get away with such dreadful waste?
A couple more dry years (and that isn't really that unlikely is it)? and some area's could be on standpipes right through the winter, what on earth is going to happen if rain doesn't fall in the required volume to top up the reservoirs over the next month or two?
The reality is that we are now about to enter the driest part of our year, so reservoirs are not likely to begin to fill up until next autumn.
Another dry winter and we will really be up to our necks in the brown stuff won't we?
And of course the water companies will still be wasting water like it's going out of fashion won't they.....
Ian