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Originally Posted by eeyore You could have a point about this guys point of view being biased, after all isnt everyones ?
however you are inacurate on your first point
a) yes an increase in temperature will lead to increased evaporation, but an increase in evaporation leads to more water in the atmosphere, and thus increased precipitation. Rising global temperatures also lead to more storms as there is more energy in the atmosphere.. |
Yes, but not necessarily at the point of evaporation, however this is a moot point as:
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Originally Posted by eeyore b) Even setting this aside loss by evaporation from reservoirs is not lumped in with leakage, ... ( I used to work for a large national water company, so I know whereof I speak)
Leakage should finds its way back into the water table but in urban areas it may instead wind up going via storm drains into rivers and out to sea instead. |
Having worked for a water company do you know whether leakage rates have increased dramatically over the years? As much as consumption?
The trouble in this case, as I see it, does not just lay at the feet of government. If ordinary people were a bit more thoughtful over water usage then our consumption will drop. I have seen hosepipes left on full blast whilst workers at a building site ate their lunch (and once left on over night); stables being sluiced daily to the extent that the adjoining road is continually flooded; people running taps for five minutes whilst they go off and do something else so they can be sure of cold water. All small things, but combine that with other non-essential usage (flushing the toilet to get rid of a tissue, baths instead of showers, washing the car every weekend...) and you've got a lot of wastage. Why should the government take all the flak when the populace still has such a
laissez-faire attitude?