Key Facts about: Inland Water Quality and Use
Water leakage: 1992/3-2004/5
England and Wales
|
megalitres (Ml) per day |
|||||||
|
1992/3 |
2000/1 |
2001/2 |
2002/3 |
2003/4 |
2004/5 |
2005/6 |
|
|
Distribution losses |
3,576 |
2,365 |
2,527 |
2,606 |
2,625 |
2,584 |
2,611 |
|
Supply pipe losses |
1,191 |
878 |
888 |
999 |
1,024 |
1,024 |
966 |
|
Total leakage |
4,767 |
3,243 |
3,415 |
3,605 |
3,649 |
3,608 |
3,576 |
Targets are set each year for water companies in England and Wales to reduce leakage. In 2005/6, 2,611 megalitres per day of water put into the supply in England and Wales was lost through leakage, 32 per cent lower than in the peak year 1994/5 but showing very little change in the last four years.
'Distribution losses' includes all loses of drinkable water between the treatment works and the highway boundary. 'Supply pipe losses' is leakage from customers' pipes between the highway boundary and the customer's stop tap.
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Page last modified: 26 January 2007
Page published: 24 January 2006