US EditionThames Water to Introduce Hosepipe Ban Across Four Counties
OXFORDSHIRE, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, WILTSHIRE, BERKSHIRE, SWINDON, ENGLAND, JUL 14 – The ban aims to conserve water amid record dry conditions and hot weather, with Thames Water reporting up to 30% higher usage on hot days in affected areas.
- Thames Water is introducing a temporary hosepipe ban starting at midnight on Tuesday, July 22, affecting customers in Swindon, Berkshire, Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire, and Wiltshire.
- The ban is a response to an extended period of dry conditions, including an unusually dry spring not seen for more than 100 years and the hottest June ever recorded in England, leading to increased water usage and declining reservoir levels.
- Residents must avoid hosepipe use for watering gardens, cleaning cars, or filling pools, while businesses using water for essential purposes remain exempt to protect river supplies.
- Nevil Muncaster, Thames Water’s strategic director, noted that the combination of a very dry spring and summer led to a significant increase in water usage, with demand in Oxfordshire rising by 30% on particularly hot days.
- The ban aims to secure enough water for essential needs and river protection amid ongoing dry conditions, and customers are thanked for their support in reducing water use.
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Million more face hosepipe ban after dry spell
Thames Water has asked customers not to use hosepipes, including for cleaning cars, watering plants, filling pools or cleaning windows. About a million more people will face a hosepipe ban as Thames Water announced the move following one of the driest springs on record. Thames Water has brought in a temporary ban for about 1.1 million customers in Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire, Swindon, most of Wiltshire and parts of Berkshire, from July 22. Lond…
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