* Southern Water to put a total of 500,000 meters in homes in Hampshire, Sussex and Kent by 2015
* Water companies attempt to meet government targets to cut water use from 148 to 130 litres per person per day by 2030
* An estimated 80 per cent of households in England will pay for water using a meter by 2020 Report says renewal of 'Victorian infrastructure' will put pressure on the cost of water


Homes across Britain are forcibly having water meters installed to meet government targets to cut water usage. Water companies are now launching a massive programme of installing compulsory water meters across areas prone to water shortage -including much of southern England. The step, which amounts to rationing by price, could also be enforced across the rest of the country and could mean soaring bills for millions of families....Read more here