Managing Director @WaterREast | Chair @NatFloodForum | Chair UK WESSG | Director @AldersgateGrp | Fellow @CIWEM | Amateur rouleur @DulwichParagon
Mar 17, 2022 • 15 tweets • 9 min read
Yesterday, @DefraGovUK proposed a new statutory national water efficiency target under #EnvironmentAct.
So far so good.
But the proposed 20% reduction in water company 'Distribution Input' by 2037, per capita, is pathetically weak.
It means no action at all, here's why... 1/n
Putting the target on a 'per capita' basis means any gains in water efficiency for the environment could be negated by population growth.
In an extreme scenario, if popn growth is 20%+ by 2037 then MORE water could be taken from the environment and target would still be met
