The sale of power showers could be banned under Government plans to save water.
Ministers plan to cut individual demand from 144 litres a day to 122 litres a day by 2038 to help protect supplies.
According to The Telegraph:
The plans include the development of new standards for showers and taps which restrict how much water they can use.
This could mean ending the sale of power showers, which use around 10 to 16 litres of water a minute, meaning a five-minute shower can use 80 litres – compared to around 20 litres in a typical electric shower.
It may also result in restrictions on certain models of toilet, amid concerns over how hundreds of litres a day are lost to leaks, mostly from dual-flush loos.
In its new Plan for Water, the Government confirmed it would “develop minimum product standards for water efficiency including for showers, taps, and toilets”, including mandatory labelling of such products.
But ministers want to go further to tackle water demand. The Telegraph understands one possibility considered by officials is banning ‘high flow’ bathroom products from sale.
It comes following warnings from The Environment Agency that parts of England could run out of water within 20 years because of the impact of climate change and leaks.
Water use could also be included on energy performance certificates, which are required by homeowners and landlords when they sell a property or rent it out.
Water companies have also been told by the Government to rapidly increase the rollout of smart water meters to households across the country.
