Have your say on government e-petitions

Legislate for water companies to reduce pipe leakage by 50% by 2033

Submitted by Joachim Tilling on Tuesday 6th June 2023

Published on Friday 9th June 2023

Current status: Closed

Closed: Saturday 9th December 2023

Signatures: 85

Relevant Departments

Petition Action

Legislate for water companies to reduce pipe leakage by 50% by 2033

Petition Details

Our old pipe infrastructure leaks around 3 billion litres of water every day. That's around a fifth of the fresh water put into the system.

Additional Information

In other terms, it could fill the Royal Albert Hall every 40 minutes, or the Wembley Stadium nearly 3 times per day.

We cannot afford this colossal waste!

Water companies have committed to halving the 2017-18 leakage levels by 2050, however by then, it is projected many parts of our country will face significant water deficits by 2050. We urge the Government to legislate water companies to act in line with this urgency and meet the 50% reduction by 2033. With technology, such as in-pipe robotics and artificial intelligence, we believe this is a feasible timescale.

To ensure future water security, we must act now!


You can't sign this petition because it is now closed. But you can still comment on it here at Repetition.me!

Have your say on this petition!

comments powered by Disqus

repetition.me is a Good Stuff website

3.145.9.34 Thu, 07 Nov 2024 20:54:09 +0000