Water firms in England and Wales ‘leak five times what hosepipe ban would save’
Greenpeace UK says 2.87bn litres lost daily, a fifth of all water pumped through network
Water companies are wasting five times more water through leaky pipes than even a nationwide hosepipe ban could save, environmental campaigners say.
Research by Greenpeace UK found that 2.87bn litres of water a day seep from leaky pipes in England and Wales. That is enough to fill 1,150 Olympic-sized swimming pools and amounts to a fifth of all water pumped through the network.
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