London could face water rationing 'imminently' because of over-use and wastage through leaking pipes.
2022-23 based on a three-year rolling average.
"We need to understand, for example, that London has more or less the same rainfall as Jerusalem and we're not living in a wet country where we can take water for granted." According to the Met Office data gathered from Kew, south-west London, the capital has an average of 627mm of rain annually. In comparison, the centre of Jerusalem sees an average of 522mm of rain each year, according to the Israeli Met Service.
Ms Ross said 80% of Thames Water customers already used the government's target of 110 litres a day but that 20% used a lot more, mostly for watering gardens.
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