Make no mistake about it there will be an additional cost to the consumer for this somewhere along the line. You can see it coming a mile off.
the free market in certain circumstances just doesnt work and water seems like one of those industries that should be renationalised because the water companies have upped the costs substantially for no apparent customer gain in service.
certainly is an argument for water to be nationalised as is the argument that all homes and properties shoudl be metered...
pay what you use... you do it for every other utility..