"John Rumm" wrote in message
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Doctor Drivel wrote:

There many simple measures to reduce water consumption:

- Low flush toilets

These can be a mixed blessing IME. Some you need several flushes
get the
job(ie) finished!


They can also leave solid waste in sections of drainage pipes,
causing problems.

The real point is, this country is not short of water, it does have a
grossly inefficient distribution system were water can't easily be
moved around the country and were distribution pipes sometimes
resemble colanders...