Another poll. Our question is: Will you stick to the rules of the hosepipe ban? Is a hosepipe ban simply a result of not enough rain and therefore something you’re prepared to go along with in the interest of preserving what water we have? Or do you believe water companies and the government could do […]
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It’s poll time! Our first question is: Would you inform your local water company if you knew a neighbour was ignoring the hosepipe ban? Are we all in this together and should people be taken to court for ignoring the ban? Perhaps you feel you couldn’t be so mean to ‘dob in’ a neighbour? Or […]
Updated 28/03/2012 This is the statement Veolia Water Southeast have made regarding their hosepipe ban water restrictions starting on April 5th 2012. We will now use this page as the definitive guide on Veolia Water Southeast’s restrictions and exemptions. Please therefore refer back here if you have seen something contradictory on another part of our […]
Updated 28/03/2012 This is the statement Veolia Water Central have made regarding their hosepipe ban water restrictions starting on April 5th 2012. We will now use this page as the definitive guide on Veolia Water Central’s restrictions and exemptions. Please therefore refer back here if you have seen something contradictory on another part of our […]
Updated 29/03/2012 This is the statement South East Water have made regarding their hosepipe ban water restrictions starting on April 5th 2012. We will now use this page as the definitive guide on South East Water’s restrictions and exemptions. Please therefore refer back here if you have seen something contradictory on another part of our […]
Updated 31/03/2012 This is the statementĀ Sutton and East Surrey Water have made regarding their hosepipe ban water restrictions starting on April 5th 2012. We will now use this page as the definitive guide onĀ Sutton and East Surrey Water’s restrictions and exemptions. Please therefore refer back here if you have seen something contradictory on another part […]
Updated 27/03/2012 This is the statement Southern Water have made regarding their hosepipe ban water restrictions starting on April 5th 2012. We will now use this page as the definitive guide on Southern Water’s restrictions and exemptions. Please therefore refer back here if you have seen something contradictory on another part of our site which […]
Updated 26/03/2012 This is the statement Anglian Water have made regarding their hosepipe ban water restrictions starting on April 5th 2012. We will now use this page as the definitive guide on Anglian Water’s restrictions and exemptions. Please therefore refer back here if you have seen something contradictory on another part of our site which […]
Updated 26/03/2012 This is the statement Thames Water have made regarding their hosepipe ban water restrictions starting on April 5th 2012. We will now use this page as the definitive guide on Thames Water’s restrictions and exemptions. Please therefore refer back here if you have seen something contradictory on another part of our site which […]
Under laws that control water restrictions/hosepipe bans, there are no special exemptions for anyone over 65, disabled people and disabled blue badge holders. So these groups still have to stick to the hosepipe ban in the eyes of the law. However, all water companies are allowed to make their own exceptions to the rules. At […]
To view details of hosepipe ban water use restrictions for each water company involved, click the links below. These are the most up-to-date listings for 2012 (updated 30/03/12) Dedicated page for Anglian Water Dedicated page for South East Water Dedicated page for Southern Water Dedicated page for Sutton and East Surrey Water Dedicated page for […]
A hosepipe ban is almost inevitable for millions of people as southeast England suffers from drought. Householders in affected areas were yesterday asked to conserve water by taking showers instead of baths, installing dual flush toilets and washing fruit and vegetables in bowls. Drought conditions have been declared in Cambridgeshire, Lincolnshire, Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire which […]
The Severn Trent water company has warned that water restrictions are under review, following the second driest spring since records began. The GMB union has been told that a hosepipe ban was likely in two weeks, though Severn Trent have not confirmed this. The company has 8 million customers and covers various parts of the […]
Drought Official in Anglian Region
As has been suspected for a few days, the Environment Agency has today declared a drought in East Anglia. Here’s the Agency’s statement in full: Parts of the Anglian region are now officially in a state of drought, Defra and the Environment Agency announced today. Areas in the South West, South East, Midlands and Wales […]