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 Drought regulations spread to Thames Water area

 

Monday, March 13, 2006


Thames Water, which covers an area from Kent to Gloucestershire has announced a ban on hosepipes from next month.

The ban will come into force from Monday 3rd April and will cover the use of hosepipes or sprinklers for the watering of domestic gardens, or for the washing of private cars, caravans or trailers.

It is the first hosepipe ban Thames Water have had to apply for 15 years.

Chief executive Jeremy Pelczer said: "We are reluctant to restrict the amount of water our customers use, but the situation is serious."

The decision by Thames Water follows a decision by five other water companies to ban hosepipes and comes in the wake of a unique ministerial approval for Folkestone and Dover Water company to install compulsory metering in homes it serves. Other firms are considering similar applications.

Thames Water has been criticised for its poor record of water leakage. Up to a third of Thames Water’s water is lost in supply pipe leakage. However, the company said it was doing everything it could to increase supplies and save water. "We are investing in repairing our pipelines to reduce leakage - so far we've replaced 250 miles of London's mains pipes, many of which were installed in Queen Victoria's reign," Jeremy Pelczer said in a report.

 
 
     
     
 

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