Thames Water Demand Surges as Londoners Guzzle Water in Heatwave
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The U.K.’s longest heat wave in seven years boosted demand for tap water, with Thames Water Utilities Ltd. providing the equivalent of 160 Olympic-sized swimming pools more per day in water to its customers.
The main supplier of tap water to London and the Thames Valley increased daily output 15 percent to 3 billion liters (7.92 million gallons), it said today. Temperatures in the U.K. have climbed above 28 degrees Celsius (82 degrees Fahrenheit) for 11 days, the longest hot spell since 2006, according to the Met Office.