Meters will cut family water use by just 6%

The installation of water meters across the country will only result in a 6% saving in the amount of water an average family uses, the Commission for Energy Regulation has confirmed.

The small reduction in the consumption of water with metering will save just 22 litres a day — equivalent to one dishwasher cycle — for an average family.

Irish Water has supplied details to the regulator of the estimated reduced use of water by households from metering based on a survey it did of 1,600 households, the Irish Examiner can confirm.