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

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PUBLISHEDSep 4, 2026, 6:00 AM
What the source reports
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…
Main source: The Guardian Environment
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