The Government’s Plan for Water envisages reducing the average per-person water use from 140 litres a day to 110.
To do so, ministers will implement mandatory water efficiency labels on white goods, similar to those for energy efficiency, while there is also an emphasis on smart water meters.
As part of the new plan, all major chalk stream catchments will be labelled water-stressed areas, meaning that metering is compulsory.
Given the current Minister in charge, I have very little confidence in this plan - particularly given the news today about Thames Water and the general state of the nation's rivers.
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