There is a limit to how much you can reasonably expect people to reduce water consumption outside of times of crisis. You need to water to wash, drink, laundry, clean etc. And you do need to look after your garden as that adds value to your property. It isn't a feasible long term plan to push residents to use less while absolutely nothing is done to a. curb city growth b. develop new water supplies. Charging people to the point of poverty is also counter-productive. All that does is pressure business, push people on the margin over the edge adding to the social burden of the city and reducing not only the number of people paying for services, but the amount of money generated by those services.
We are all interconnected and dependent on each other.
Cash flow is the flow of cash in and out of businesses, affecting the liquidity of said business and things have come to a crunch point for many who's business is based on the need for water.
In our Industry I know of 2 businesses closed due to not having water and talk of one going, the one in question is a big business with trucks and many staff. Others are hanging in for the moment and one I know is for sale.
I wonder how many businesses that were marginal that went to the wall with the electricity crises.
There is no recourse for us against a dysfunctional system losing us money, but expect to be penalised if you step out of line.
Each and every time you hear of something that isn't working or broken, the common denominator in all of the equations is Government.
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because there'll be less moisture in the air. Granted given the cost of these things, that's probably not that big a risk factor at the moment.
