Sutton and East Surrey Water have written saying that over the next couple of years they plan to approach all residents who have a swimming pool or who use a garden sprinkler in the Oxted area to get them to install a water meter.
I think it is broadly right that we should pay for our water by use, given we do for all other types of utility and metering should cause wastage of water to fall as people will be more inclined to get that leaky tap fixed. But there has to be a return.
We know that if we need electricity, petrol or gas we can have some as long as we are prepared to pay. The same must be true for water. Water companies must invest to ensure that they have enough supplies to meet long hot summers even if the winters are also dry.
