England could face significant water shortages by the 2050s, the Environment Agency has warned. A third of the water taken from the natural environment is wasted through leaks, treatment losses, and in the home, the agency said. Three billion litres a day are lost through leaks from pipes, which is about a fifth of the water put into the system, and is equivalent to the amount of water used by more than 20 million people in an average day. The agency said people need to use less water and companies must curb leaks to prevent future water shortages and damage to rivers and wildlife. Read more Parliament to ban plastic bottles and introduce ‘latte levy’ You can tell if you are hydrated with this simple skin test Residential street completely submerged in water after mains pipe burs English homes face loss of water supply ‘because of drought’ Journalists banned from EPA meeting on contaminated drinking water Already overstretched sources, combined with climate change and a growing population, could see significant supply shortages by the 2050s, particularly in the South East. In England, almost 9,500 billion litres of freshwater were abstracted in 2016, which is enough to cover the whole of… Read full this story
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