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<p>Sir James Bevan’s speech highlighted the need to take action to improve water demand
management and increase supply to prevent future water supply deficits. That is why
the Government is continuing to work closely with water regulators and the water industry
to improve the resilience of water supplies now and in the long term.</p><p><strong>
</strong></p><p>The Government expects companies to increase metering where appropriate.
Currently, water companies can introduce universal metering if they are in an area
designated as an area of serious water stress and have consulted on doing so with
their customers.</p><p> </p><p>We are launching a call for evidence on setting an
ambitious target for personal water consumption by mid-May. Alongside this, we will
hold a consultation to examine the policy options required to support the target.
This will include exploratory questions around policy options such as the labelling
of water-using products, improving building standards, and the future role of metering.</p>
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