Isn't is remarkable, 2000 years after Roman rule we have our glorious Mayor of London telling us NOT to flush our toilets. One of the few things the Romans did was to provide running water and sanitation. Now we are told that to save water, not to use them.
And at the same time, new water meters to be installed. But most of us already have water-board meters, so do we sense another meter, for possibly another tier of charging?
There may well be a water shortage, and asking people to reduce their consumption is sensible, but folk should remember two things :
a) You already pay over the odds for your water, both direct to the water companies, and also to the council in the council tax.
b)The bulk of wasted water is due to the water companies themselves.
We need to better at fixing problems, rather than picking off easy targets and pretending they are solutions. It's not hard to imagine a culture of reporting your neighbour for using a hose-pipe, or excessive flushing. Maybe the famed GATSO cameras may be making an appearance in a new guise shortly.
Beware of environmental arguments that are little more than revenue generation strategies.
26/10/05 @ 05:12