what do you think about the water shortage in the UK?

Question

does anyone else think that there wouldn't be a water shortage if there wasn't so much of it bottled on the shop shelves?

(sorry if you work for bottled water companies or shops that sell it)

nice enteries so far.
i like them all.
i have rated some and will pick the winner soon.
i agree that the goverment should do something with all the leaky pipes, and that as a customer i would not like to be charged extra for this.
good luck everyone with this question.

Answer 1

what water shortage? the inept foreign companies who own the majority of our water companies DO NOT invest enough money in the industry, you only have to wander around the desert states in the US and see gallons upon gallons of water spewed on to thier front lawns to realise something aint quite right here.
Water utilities companies should never have been privatised the whole industry as with other sold off public services are now pure and simply profit motivated, sod the customer!!!

Answer 2

try telling the weather in Scotland that there is supposed to be a shortage lol but if there is going to be a shortage i don't think the bottled water industry will have much effect on it i think it is probably more to do with burst pipes all over the place and water companies not fixing them because it might take a cut out of their profit margins and the share holders won't like that.

Answer 3

We still have a water shortage in the South East of th UK, we have a big problem with old pipes that are leaking. We will all have to rethink our future use of water as it is more precious to us than diamonds or gold and in years to come there will be wars over it. We need water to live, plants need water to grow and feed us and so on. Global warming is happening and although last winter was long and cold there was not a lot or rain.

Answer 4

the water bottled at sources that line shop shelves would never make it into a tap anyway. also the hose pipe ban wastes MORE water, as when washing my car i have to use bucket after bucket because it cant reach the places the hose could in a second. not to mention all the leaks that the RETARDED gvnmt are doing nothing about. but hey, if us selfish humans keep on heating up the planet, some seasons are going to be plenty wet. not to mention all the flooding from the ice caps melting and drowing coastal cities (goodbye new york).

Answer 5

The only reason there is a shortage is because the suppliers want a shortage.It gives reason to increase prices for investment in infrastructure that should not have been allowed to get in the state it is in.The shortage is created to make money for the suppliers and business for contractors.If a real investigation were to be made the same people may possibly be found to be sharing profits from the supplying company ,the contractors and material suppliers.

Answer 6

Haven't heard about the shortage, but no. The bottled water supply wouldn't play a big role in this matter.

Answer 7

For the next 6 months we'll probably get rain every other day!! h ow stupid are we not to have come up with a solution by now? Or is there going to be another tax coming in for water??

Answer 8

There is no water shortage..........there is a surplus of people.
Somehow we have to correct the balance.
The latst idea is to recycle sewage but is that not how the whole natural eco-system works anyway?
Just look at any tropical fish tank filter system.

Answer 9

I doubt the amount of water bottled has any significant impact. Its probably a near negligible fraction of the total daily water consumption for all uses.

Answer 10

if the companies were able to look after the leaks,like they look after the fat cats bonuses we would be ok.its like the price of gas and fuel going down,but hey lets ask people to conserve fuel and water but put the prices up as much as we can.