Hosepipe ban: Tougher restrictions ruled out

12:28pm Friday 11th May 2012 in Health By James Nadal

Hosepipe ban: Tougher restrictions ruled out Hosepipe ban: Tougher restrictions ruled out

HEAVY rain fall in April means the threat of more serious water restrictions has been ruled out, it has been announced this afternoon.

A hose pipe ban for the region, including Bucks, is already in place and will remain, but there had been fears of tougher sanctions, possibly even standpipes on streets.

However, a drought order is no longer being considered after the second wettest April on record for the area.

Richard Aylard, Thames Water’s sustainability director, said: “It is a great relief for us that we can now rule out seeking a Drought Order this year.

“No water company wants to impose restrictions on its customers for any longer than absolutely necessary.

"Despite all the recent rain, we still have a serious groundwater shortage, and we could yet have a long hot summer, so, much as we’d love to, it would be irresponsible for us to lift the hosepipe ban just yet.”

Nearly nine million customers are affected by Thames Water's hosepipe ban.

Comments(8)

Ivor'sbestfriend says...
12:39pm Fri 11 May 12

Has anyone got a discount on their water bill yet?

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thethe says...
5:26pm Fri 11 May 12

Richard Ayland isn't doing his job. Sustainability is about making provision for increased demand and a reduction in rainfall - not just banning hosepipes because he hasn't worked out how to catch all that water that falls from the sky.

All new houses should have 5000 gallon tanks collecting rainwater from rooves to be used for flushing loos, washing cars, watering gardens, etc buried under the garden.

The water companies are just lazy

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am i the only one says...
8:04pm Fri 11 May 12

fix the leaks, then we would all have enough.

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bluebanana says...
12:17am Sat 12 May 12

Wow, how narrow minded can you get (talking to 3 previous comments). A few weeks of rain doesnt make up for 2 dry years. And do you make extra payments to your water company when you use more than your average consumption? No, so why ask for a reduction!

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M40 says...
9:29am Sun 13 May 12

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HGlilly says...
7:30pm Sun 13 May 12

We are a island surrounded by water, ironic !! They can recycle our toilet water, the north has had so much rain, mass water leaks.... So why cant they pull water from the sea... and clean it ? Which the level is rising due to ice melting... Wouldn't that make some sense ?

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HGlilly says...
7:32pm Sun 13 May 12

HGlilly wrote:
We are a island surrounded by water, ironic !! They can recycle our toilet water, the north has had so much rain, mass water leaks.... So why cant they pull water from the sea... and clean it ? Which the level is rising due to ice melting... Wouldn't that make some sense ?
And they do recycle our waste water from drains and toilets !!

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chiz1969 says...
7:19pm Mon 4 Jun 12

if you want to save water fit water meters in every house,that way those what waste water get bigger bills and those who don't would get value for money for once.

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