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How do you determine if there's a water shortage?

Photino · 2018-07-09 18:27:06

Hi, I was wondering how Irish Water determines if there's a water shortage. I understand that due to a lack of rainfall, there isn't as much raw water to process... but I was curious as to what physical factors are considered when deciding if there's a shortage? Is it a matter of increased use during the summer and the…

09-07-2018 6:27pm

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Photino

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Hi,

I was wondering how Irish Water determines if there's a water shortage.
I understand that due to a lack of rainfall, there isn't as much raw water to process... but I was curious as to what physical factors are considered when deciding if there's a shortage?
Is it a matter of increased use during the summer and the processing plant can't keep up?
What models/measurements are used/taken to determine a shortage?

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