US EditionThames Water Can Issue Fines of up to £1,000 From Tomorrow
UNITED KINGDOM, JUL 20 – Southern Water and Thames Water impose hosepipe bans in multiple UK regions due to drought, with fines up to £1,000 and exemptions for vulnerable customers, amid critically low reservoir levels.
- On Monday, July 21, Southern Water implemented a hosepipe ban from 9am, affecting Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.
- Amid drought declarations in recent weeks, the driest spring in over a century and England’s warmest June on record have triggered hosepipe bans across the UK.
- Exempt from the ban are garden centres, car washing services, and approved drip or trickle irrigation systems with pressure-reducing valves, in the context of water conservation efforts.
- Homes now face fines of up to £1,000 for non-compliance, as water providers urge households to reduce usage during hosepipe bans.
- The firm said removal of the hosepipe ban depends on reservoir, river, and aquifer refill, with rain forecast across the UK later this week.
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