A building materials company has called on the Government to make rainwater harvesting compulsory for all new building projects.
Kingspan Water, a subsidiary of Kingspan, supplies products for drainage, rainwater harvesting and fuel storage.
Its commercial director Charles Burns says there would not have been a water shortage in Ireland in the last few weeks if more homes had rainwater harvesting technology installed.
'Homes would have been able to use the free rainwater for toilets which can use between 3-7 litres for just one flush,' he said, adding that this would mean much less pressure on the mains water supply.
