Meanwhile, Irish Water confirmed yesterday the
hosepipe ban will remain in place for some counties until September 30.
All we'll be asked to do it stop using
hosepipes. A
hosepipe gets through 540 litres in an hour - or, if you're one of those people who insist on imperial measures because they're easier to understand, 118.78339 gallons.
Severn Trent Water has urged people not to take baths and only shower for short periods but has, so far, stopped short of a
hosepipe ban.
'We need weeks of sustained rainfall to get our reservoirs back to the position where we expect to be, following such a dry first half of the year.' Severn Trent Water has urged people to not take baths and only shower for short periods but has, so far, stopped short of issuing a
hosepipe ban.
In a statement the company said: "Recent rainfall and a reduction in customers' water usage, combined with the measures being taken by United Utilities to maximise water available in its network for supply, has led to the lifting of the
hosepipe ban planned for this weekend across the North West of England."
The
hosepipe ban, known as a temporary use ban, comes after what is believed to be the longest heatwave since 1976.
But we have now sent a note to all locks including Teddington to tell them to stop using sprinklers or
hosepipes.
His company introduces the
hosepipe ban two weeks from today.
A spokesman confirmed this week: "We have no imminent plans for a
hosepipe ban.
There are also no plans for a
hosepipe ban for households served by South Staffs Water, Anglian Water, Northumbrian Water, Bristol Water, Thames Water and Wessex Water.
Hoses can be awkward to use and lug about in the garden, but I've recently discovered the expandable YOYO
hosepipe by FITT.
During the shortage, Thames Water has handed out bottled water at Grayswood Village Hall and Haslemere Leisure Centre, where some residents told SurreyLive they wanted a temporary
hosepipe ban so water levels in the Blackdown Reservoir could recover.