Round 2.2 million are set to be hit with a hosepipe ban with a “non permanent utilization ban” and people discovered to interrupt the ban may face prosecution with a court docket fantastic of as much as £1,000.
South East Water have introduced the ban will begin on 12 August which means folks can not use hosepipes to scrub their automobiles, water gardens or fill swimming swimming pools.
The corporate introduced on Wednesday that they have been “left with no selection” however to introduce the hosepipe ban.
An announcement on the South East Water web site stated at this time, “This has been a time of maximum climate circumstances throughout the UK.
“Official figures present that is the driest July on report since 1935 and the interval between November 2021 and July 2022 has been the driest eight-month stint since 1976.
“Throughout July within the South East, we now have solely seen 8% of common rainfall for the month, and the long run forecast for August and September is for comparable climate.
“The demand for water this summer time has damaged all earlier information, together with the Covid lockdown heatwave.
“We have now been producing a further 120 million litres of water a day to provide our clients, which is the equal of supplying an extra 4 cities the dimensions of Maidstone or Eastbourne, each day.”
It added, “We’re taking this step to make sure we now have sufficient water for each important use and to guard the atmosphere.
“This may allow us to additionally cut back the quantity of water we have to take from already harassed native water sources.”
