David Gibbs in Edie.net: Environment Agency experts from the North of England have joined the national debate on universal water metering, saying that most households should be fitted meters. The North West Regional Environment Protection Advisory Committee says that while there may be exceptional circumstances that rule out metering in a particular property, the vast majority of homes should be fitted with a water meter.The call follows REPAC's discussions on Defra's latest projections for climate change (UKCP09) and the Environment Agency's Water Resources Strategy. This support follows recent warnings from the Environment Agency that consumers must reduce their water use to help avert severe shortages due to climate change and population growth.
One of the ways in which this could be achieved is through near-universal water metering. However, the Environment Agency has stated that metering should be accompanied by suitable tariffs to provide an incentive to reduce use and to protect vulnerable groups….
A water meter catalog from 1905. The technology's improved a bit since then
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Water metering sounds like a terrific idea. Governments will make a killing! And if a home owner collects rainwatewr from their roof, they will receive a water credit right?
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