Its not just Londoners who face rising water bills as the UKs water supply is likely to worsen with a growing population and changes to the UK’s rainfall as a result of climate change.
http://www.homesandproperty.co.uk/property_news/money/londonersfacehikeinwaterbills.html
Switching to a water meter saves the average family about £50 a year – and double that most for single people. If you’re not sure whether you’ll save, tap your details into the cost calculator at ccwater.org.uk. In general, if a property has more bedrooms than people living in it, a water meter works out cheaper.
Water use in the home could be cut by around a third, the ICE estimates, but as consumers pay just £1 a day for unlimited water use there is little incentive to value the resource.
http://www.channel4.com/news/call-for-compulsory-uk-water-meters
Find out how a water metre could make a difference to your water bill and the planet:
http://www.which.co.uk/home-and-garden/heating-water-and-electricity/guides/switching-to-a-water-meter/
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Debbie - who has written 872 posts on My Climate Change Garden.
I am not an experienced gardener - more of an enthusiastic amateur who learns by trial and error and who is keen to "manage" the effects of shifting weather patterns on my garden.
Writing this blog is my passion and it has evolved over 12 years to inspire engagement with climate change outside our back doors, in our personal gardens and green spaces.
My mission is to fertilise and expand this platform to grow a community of global gardeners communicating about the effects of climate change on our plants and exploring how each individual can make small changes in our lives to become more sustainable.
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Wed, Feb 13, 2013
Climate Change, Water, UK Climate Change, Water metres