Revealed: how companies ‘secretly’ use billions of litres of public water in drought-hit England

September 4, 2026 · 6:00 am 1 sources

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• Revealed: how companies ‘secretly’ use billions of litres of public water in drought-hit England
  The Guardian · September 4, 2026 06:00
  Exclusive: As millions of people face hosepipe bans, many companies are not required to report, let alone cut, use of public supply Less than 1% of businesses in England use more water than the daily needs of 10 million people, as millions of households face hosepipe bans and three-quarters of the…