By Reality Check group BBC News Image source, Getty Images Millions of homes are dealingwith the possibility of hosepipe prohibits, as parts of England experience the driest conditions giventhat1976 The water business cannot be held liable for the weathercondition – however how are they carryingout when it comes to repairing leakages and structure tanks to protect water? What is their record on leakages? Daily need for water in England and Wales was 14 billion litres (three billion gallons), in2018 But each day, another 3 billion litres was lost through leak, according to a National Audit Office (NAO) report. Tackling leakages is a huge difficulty as about 347,000km (216,000 miles) of water pipelines date back to the 19th Century, according to Water UK. In England, leakages fell by 36% inbetween 1994 and 2000, according to the regulator, Ofwat, however consideringthat then, have just fallen by another 8%. Scottish Water states it hasactually minimized leakages from 1.1 billion to 463 million litres per day throughout the past 16 years. By the 2050s, need for water in England is anticipated to gobeyond provide, due to environment modification and population development. And the most crucial method of bridging that space will be takingon leakages, the NAO report states. Most water business in England and Wales strategy to cut leak by at least 15% inbetween 2020 and 2025, working towards halving it by2050 But in 2020-21, just 13 stated they were on track towards conference the 2025 target, according to the newest Ofwat yearly report. What about tanks and other facilities? Reservoirs are pricey and preparation approval takes a long time. The last brand-new tank – at Carsington, in Derbyshire – was constructed in1992 Since then, the UK population hasactually increased by about 10 million individuals and the impacts of environment modification are being felt. “We actually stoppedworking to sufficiently prepare for these conditions,” Hannah Cloke, teacher of hydrology, at Readi
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