Ireland's profligate use of water is a shocking scandal

There is an article in today's Irish Times in favour of water charges. It argues that water charges help us respect a scarce resource.

According to Eurostat figures from November 2015,  it would appear that each person living in Ireland used 400 litres of water each day or 146,000 litres a year.

Since the introduction of water charges, which is a half-hearted system, this writer has been monitoring water usage.

Water usage for a 92-day period was 5.020 cubic metres.

Below is a graphic from today's Irish Times.