This always puzzles me.
In the South East of the UK, where water shortages are at their worst, everyone always seems to blame leaky water supply pipes. Where do they think the leaking water goes?
Over 70% of water supply in that area is from boreholes, pumping water from the aquifer... where the leaking water ends up!
I know it is horribly innefficient to pour treated drinking water into the ground, but it is not 'lost'. Why don't the water companies argue their case..... or am I wrong?
2006-10-17
10:02:51
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the bald one
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