The UK Water Industry – Every Drop Counts

THE UK WATER INDUSTRY EVERY DROP COUNTS...O O O WHERE IT ALL STARTS ... 600 1,500 RIVER ABSTRACTION POINTS BOREHOLES 650 RESERVOIRS 12 14 WATER AND SEWERAGE COMPANIES DIFFERENT WATER SUPPLIERS SERVICING THE UNITED KINGDOM SERVICING THE UNITED KINGDOM 315,000km+ 335,000km+ OF SEWERS OF WATER MAINS HOW MUCH DID ALL THIS LOT COST? IF WE HAD TO REPLACE IT ... £250 BILLION FOR UNDERGROUND AND ABOVE-GROUND WATER COMPANY INSTALLATIONS £10,000+ £200 BILLION PER CONNECTED PROPERTY TO REPLACE ALL EXISTING WATER MAINS AND SEWERS WHAT ABOUT INVESTMENT SO FAR? THAT'S EQUIVALENT TO ... £90 BILLION + £3,500 INVESTED IN IMPROVING DRINKING PER HOUSE HOLD IN ENGLAND AND WALES WATER QUALITY, WATER ENVIRONMENT AND CUSTOMER SERVICE HOW MUCH DO WE CONSUME? 165 450 70,000 LITRES PER DAYFOR A LITRES PER DAYFOR LITRES PER YEAR FOR SINGLE PERSON A FAMILY OF 3 A TYPICAL FAMILY sO WHERE DOES ALL THIS WATER GO? 30% TOILET FLUSHING 12% SHOWERS 8% WASHING UP 5% OTHER 4% DRINKING 21% BATHS AND TAPS 13% WASHING 7% OUTDOOR PUTTING THAT INTO PERSPECTIVE ... FLUSHING THE TOILET DISHWASHER BATH cCOST 2p 5p 9p 18p CONSUMPTION 7.5-9.5 LITRES 20 LITRES 35-40 LITRES 80 LITRES SOURCES http://www.water.org.uk http://www.ofwat.gov.uk/ http://www.savetherain.info/water-saving-tips/water-facts.aspx http://www.waterwise.org.uk/data/resources/25/Water_factsheet 2012.pdf ClearFirst Be Impressed...