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Thames Water says hosepipe ban could last months yet
The utility said 10.1 million customers face restrictions until sustained rainfall restores rivers, reservoirs and groundwater levels.
- On Wednesday, September 23, Thames Water announced the hosepipe ban affecting 10.1 million customers will remain through autumn, citing persistently low reservoir and groundwater levels despite recent rainfall.
- Persistent drought conditions, exacerbated by the UK's hottest summer on record, prompted the extension after rainfall between March and August totaled less than half the long-term average.
- Farmoor Reservoir near Oxford remains at 75 per cent capacity, well below its 93 per cent average, while August rainfall in the Thames catchment reached just 28mm. Thames Water is fixing more than 1,000 leaks weekly to mitigate supply losses.
- Julie Morton, Head of Water Resources at Thames Water, stated "significant and prolonged rainfall" over coming weeks is required to lift restrictions that prohibit filling swimming pools and watering gardens.
- The National Drought Group warns that almost three-quarters of England remains in drought, with replenishment dependent on sustained precipitation throughout late autumn and winter to restore normal levels.
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