Where is all the
water going?
Comparing the numbers behind household
and supplier wastage of water in Great
Britain
Edward Fidgeon-Kavanagh

We use water for a lot of
things...

Among other things:

We drink
some

We put
some on
these

We put
ALOT in
these

We also WASTE alot of it
We put
ALOT in
these

The headlines of talk about droughts, hose
pipe bans, shortages, price hikes, excessive
usage and the amount of water wasted in
households...
People must be wasting alot of water...
But how much?

... So much that everyone feels
compelled to tell you about it...

... So much that everyone feels
compelled to tell you about it...
A UK based NGO has some novel
suggestions on how to reduce wastage

... So much that everyone feels
compelled to tell you about it...
A UK based NGO has some novel
suggestions on how to reduce wastage
“Don’t use your toilet as a dustbin”... (what?)

... So much that everyone feels
compelled to tell you about it...
A UK based NGO has some novel
suggestions on how to reduce wastage
“Don’t use your toilet as a dustbin”... (what?)
“Turn the tap off when you brush your teeth”

... So much that everyone feels
compelled to tell you about it...
A UK based NGO has some novel
suggestions on how to reduce wastage
“Don’t use your toilet as a dustbin”... (what?)
“Turn the tap off when you brush your teeth”
“Use the left-over water from your night
time drinks to water houseplants”

... So much that everyone feels
compelled to tell you about it...
A UK based NGO has some novel
suggestions on how to reduce wastage
“Don’t use your toilet as a dustbin”... (what?)
“Turn the tap off when you brush your teeth”
“Use the left over water from your night
time drinks to water houseplants”
+ =?

... So much that everyone feels
compelled to tell you about it...
A UK based NGO has some novel
suggestions
“Don’t use your toilet as a dustbin”... (what?)
“Turn the tap off when you brush your teeth”
“Use the left over water from your night
time drinks to water houseplants”
+ =?

Lets try and put some numbers to that

Lets try and put some numbers to that
Waterwise estimate personal water usage to be roughly 150 litres
per day...

Lets try and put some numbers to that
Waterwise estimate personal water usage to be roughly 150 litres
per day... 1/3rd of which is wasted
50 litres
of waste per day

Lets try and put some numbers to that
Waterwise estimate personal water usage to be roughly 150 litres
per day... 1/3rd of which is wasted
50 litres
of waste per day
With a population of 60 million people:
50 L x 60m =

Lets try and put some numbers to that
Waterwise estimate personal water usage to be roughly 150 litres
per day... 1/3rd of which is wasted
50 litres
of waste per day
With a population of 60 million people:
50 L x 60m = 3 billion litres wasted per day

Lets try and put some numbers to that
Waterwise estimate personal water usage to be roughly 150 litres
per day... 1/3rd of which is wasted
50 litres
of waste per day
With a population of 60 million people:
50 L x 60m = 3 billion litres wasted per day
or
1,095,000,000,000 litres lost a year

But wait... There’s more

Water loss comes from two sources
1. Household waste

Water loss comes from two sources
1. Household waste
2. Supply waste

Water loss comes from two sources
A UK government department puts losses
through leakage of supply pipes (in England
and Wales) @ 3.6 billion litres a day
According to The Independent a further
1.1bn is lost each day in Scotland

Water loss comes from two sources
A UK government department puts losses
through leakage of supply pipes (in England
and Wales) @ 3.6 billion litres a day
According to The Independent a further
1.1bn is lost each day in Scotland
So... Through leakage in supply pipes
4.7billion litres are being lost each day...

Water loss comes from two sources
A UK government department puts losses
through leakage of supply pipes (in England
and Wales) @ 3.6 billion litres a day
According to The Independent a further
1.1bn is lost each day in Scotland
So... Through leakage in supply pipes
4.7billion litres are being lost each day...

So water wastage comes from 2 sources...
The water companies, government and media will tell you that
household waste is the main source of overall wastage
Let’s have a look:

So water wastage comes from 2 sources...
The water companies, government and media will tell you that
household waste is the main source of overall wastage
Let’s have a look:
Consumer
waste
3bn
litres per
day

So water wastage comes from 2 sources...
The water companies, government and media will tell you that
household waste is the main source of overall wastage
Let’s have a look:
Consumer Supplier
waste waste
3bn 4.7bn
litres per litres per
day day

So... Water wastage is quite clearly not a
problem created by excessive household
usage.
UK water companies need to be held
accountable for the huge losses of safe clean
drinking water and also abide by the
guidelines that:

So... Water wastage is quite clearly not a
problem created by excessive household
usage.
UK water companies need to be held
accountable for the huge losses of safe clean
drinking water and also abide by the
guidelines that:

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