Hosepipe Ban

The Institution of Civil Engineers is proposing a system that could see stocks of water being transferred from the wetter parts of the country to the drought-affected South. The Institution has mapped out a network of pipelines to carry the water and suggests it is the best solution to a problem that...

Sutton & East Surrey Water yesterday announced annual profits increased from £5.3 million to £6.4 million. The company is owned by Deutsche Bank and currently has an order for non-essential water use in place. This profit increase follows an average bill rise of 16% since April. Andrew Marsh of...

More reports this week of poor fitting of water meters by the water companies. Really makes you wonder about the working practices of these firms. George and Deborah McManus of Beverley in East Yorkshire had a water meter fitted in the hope of saving some money on their water bills. One year down the...

Recently widowed Maureen Sanford got a shock on Monday when Three Valleys Water sent her a letter saying she had been reported for filling a watering can with a hose which is banned. However, she is allowed to fill a paddling pool with a hosepipe. Confusion seemed to be the order of the day at Three...

On Wednesday Thames Water reported a 31.5% rise in profits - £346.5 million in total. This was on the back of bill increases for customers of 21%. The German company that manages to leak away 197 million gallons of water a day is currently asking customers to be very careful with water supplies. Needless...

The last month has just been crazy work-wise. Sadly the Hosepipe ban blog had to take a back seat. Anyway, we certainly hope to get things moving with the blog now. There’s a great deal of interest in the UK regarding the hosepipe ban now.