Hosepipe Ban

Resources and discussion on the hosepipe ban, drought and water shortage

recent posts This Year’s Hosepipe Ban...
This Year’s Hosepipe Ban - The Facts
Posted by Hose on July 12th, 2010
We’ve been getting a lot of questions regarding the hosepipe ban recently put in place by United Utilities. The most popular question is along the lines of “what can I and can’t I use the hosepipe for?” It’s really very...
Hosepipe Warning This Summer...
Hosepipe Warning This Summer
Posted by Hose on June 23rd, 2010
The Environment Agency is warning residents in the North West of England that the area is at risk of drought unless there is substantial rainfall in the next two months. Reservoirs in the region are expected to fall further than their already low...
Water Companies Need To Be Mor...
Water Companies Need To Be More Efficient
Posted by Hose on November 20th, 2008
Ofwat today announced targets for water companies to increase water efficiency savings by 40 per cent from 2010 - a response to lacklustre performance by some companies on helping their customers use water more wisely. The regulator is demanding...
Water Competition Must Benefit...
Water Competition Must Benefit Customers
Posted by Hose on November 18th, 2008
The Consumer Council for Water today (18 November) welcomed the recommendations put forward in Martin Cave’s interim report on competition in the water industry, and is echoing the call to get competition right for business customers first. Dame...
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  • countrysucks: Maybe if our government didn't sell tanker loads of water to...
  • Hose: There are no hosepipe bans in place right now in any part of...
  • medel: Is warrington,cheshire still on a hosepipe ban? thanks...
  • mano: There must have been enough water left to have drowned thems...
  • David12: They never informed me that there was a ban in the first pla...
recent from Featured Articles United Utilities End Hosepipe Ban United Utilities End Hosepipe Ban
United Utilities have anounced that they are lifting the hosepipe ban from Thursday 19th of August following recent rainfall enabling water stocks to be replenished. The hospeipe ban was put in place on July 9th after the driest December to June for more than 70 years. Good rainfall between July and...
recent from Latest News This Year’s Hosepipe Ban - The Facts This Year’s Hosepipe Ban - The Facts
We’ve been getting a lot of questions regarding the hosepipe ban recently put in place by United Utilities. The most popular question is along the lines of “what can I and can’t I use the hosepipe for?” It’s really very simple at the moment. Banned: Washing of private vehicles...
recent from Water Saving Tips CCW Offers Water Saving Tips CCW Offers Water Saving Tips
In support of Energy Saving Trust’s Energy Saving Week (20 to 26 October) the Consumer Council for Water is encouraging consumers to take a look at where they may be wasting water, energy, and therefore money around the home. Around three quarters of a household’s energy use relates to heating...
recent from Hosepipe Ban News What We Think About The New Hosepipe Ban Rules What We Think About The New Hosepipe Ban Rules
So at last we have an updating of the hosepipe ban laws that were first written in 1945. Perhaps a forward-thinking government would have had them in place in the spring of 2006 (or even 2004) when we really needed them rather than the Autumn of 2007 when they will only mean anything in the Spring of...