Panorama on Monday night "Drinking Our Rivers Dry" and investigation by Simon Boazman, was very disappointing.
Little mention was given to how WE can reduce our consumption of potable water. At present we use vast amounts of clean, drinking water simply flushing our toilets, washing our cars and watering our gardens.
Water collected from our roofs, 'Rainwater Harvesting', can reduce the consumption in most households by 50-80%. It is crazy that we flush our toilets with water that is fit to drink!
The Government should legislate and all new builds should be fitted with rainwater harvesting systems (RWH). Anyone considering a house renovation or internal upgrade should be granted money by the water companies or Government to install this simple technology.
In countries that are traditionally short of water such as Australia most people have always collected and stored their roof water.
Find out more about Rainwater Harvesting Systems here
John Cornick BSc (Hons) Env Biol AMSB
Ecoteric Systems Ltd
Technical Director
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