2.87B litres/day lost: Water leaks 5x hosepipe ban savings
Greenpeace UK reveals that 2.87 billion litres of water leak from UK pipes daily—equivalent to 20% of supply—dwarfing the 577 million litres a nationwide hosepipe ban could save. For supply chain professionals, this highlights critical infrastructure inefficiency and the urgent need for investment in resilient water distribution networks to avoid escalating shortages.
Source: theguardian.com · aol.co.uk