Hosepipe ban

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-17340844

bbc said:

Southern Water, South East Water, Thames Water, Anglian Water, Sutton and East Surrey, Veolia Central and Veolia South East are to enforce restrictions.

The drought-affected areas are the south-east of England and East Anglia.

But the Environment Agency warns in a new report that the drought could spread as far north as East Yorkshire and as far west as the Hampshire-Wiltshire border, if the dry weather continues this spring.

Two of the companies - London Water and Southern Water - said they will impose bans from 5 April.

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crankedup said:

I'm not going to bang on about the lack of financing water industries infrastructure. What I will suggest is that those little 'wash your car for a fiver' type business must be wondering how this ban will affect them.

I think in previous recent years it's only been domestic consumption that has been limited...?

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Megaflow said:

oyster said:

Hosepipe is a seriously lazy way to wash a car anyway.

For rinsing after washing, before drying, how else can you do it?

2 buckets of clean water...

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From: http://www.thameswater.co.uk/cps/rde/xbcr/corp/Dro...

1. watering a ‘garden’ using a hosepipe;
2. cleaning a private motor-vehicle using a
hosepipe;
3. watering plants on domestic or other noncommercial
premises using a hosepipe;
4. cleaning a private leisure boat using a hosepipe;
5. filling or maintaining a domestic swimming or
paddling pool;
6. drawing water, using a hosepipe, for domestic
recreational use;
7. filling or maintaining a domestic pond using a
hosepipe;
8. filling or maintaining an ornamental fountain;
9. cleaning walls, or windows, of domestic
premises using a hosepipe;
10. cleaning paths or patios using a hosepipe;
11. cleaning other artificial outdoor surfaces
using a hosepipe.