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Don’t call us to report hosepipe ban breaches, say police

People have been urged not to call the police to report breaches of the hosepipe ban. Forces have already received 999 calls about residents’ use of water, even before restrictions are in place. However, the hosepipe ban is a civil matter, not a ...

19 Aug 2022 at 13:36

Drought: what is it and what can be done about it?

As England faces the growing spectre of drought here is a look at what is happening and how the situation is being managed. – How is a drought defined? Droughts are natural events which occur when a period of low rainfall creates a shortage of ...

08 Aug 2022 at 14:10

Sunak flags hosepipe ban compensation as Truss says more ‘needs to be done’

Tory leadership contender Rishi Sunak wants to look at introducing compensation if a hosepipe ban is a direct consequence of water companies’ failures. The former chancellor told The Daily Telegraph he would consider introducing the measure, ...

04 Aug 2022 at 07:02

Neighbours asked to grass on hosepipe rule-breakers

Gardeners are being encouraged to grass on their green-fingered neighbours if they spot them repeatedly breaching hosepipe bans. Rule-breakers face fines of up to £1,000 if taken to court, although water companies say they prefer “education ...

05 Aug 2022 at 17:32

Second hosepipe ban of the year to be imposed

A second hosepipe ban will come into force following the extreme weather in which parts of England had their driest July since records began. South East Water will restrict the use of hosepipes and sprinklers within Kent and Sussex from ...

03 Aug 2022 at 13:09

Neighbours asked to grass on hosepipe rule-breakers

05 Aug 2022 at 14:44

More households set to lose running water days before Christmas

More households are expected to lose running water in south-east England and some could face Christmas Day without it. Water companies are working to ensure tens of thousands of homes in large parts of Sussex, Kent and Hampshire ...

21 Dec 2022 at 23:31

Tens of thousands could face Christmas without water after pipes burst

Thousands of households in south-east England could face Christmas without running water after freezing temperatures caused pipes to burst. Water companies are working to ensure tens of thousands of homes in large parts of ...

21 Dec 2022 at 21:08

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Extreme weather cost South East Water £17m last year

A water supplier in southern England has said last year’s record-breaking heatwave and other extreme weather cost it around £17 million during the last financial year. South East Water said the immediate response to the ...

17 Jul 2023 at 10:52

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Reservoirs fuller than last year, says Severn Trent Water

The water supplier for the Midlands and Wales has said it is “well-positioned” to deal with the summer months, with water levels ahead of where they were a year ago. Severn Trent Water said its reservoirs are 77% full ...

19 Jul 2023 at 10:37

Water company blames people working from home for hosepipe ban

A water company has blamed more people working from home post-pandemic for a new hosepipe ban. South East Water, which supplies more than two million homes and businesses, will impose the first hosepipe ban of the ...

23 Jun 2023 at 22:38

Ofwat seeks ‘urgent meeting’ with South East Water over hosepipe ban

The chief executive of Ofwat has written to South East Water asking for an “urgent meeting” because of its hosepipe ban on customers. David Black said that “resilience of supplies is well below what would be ...

26 Jun 2023 at 12:37

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