Drought Permit News Today

COMMUNITIES have been giving their views on plans for new sustainable water sources to protect Hampshire’s rare chalk streams and maintain…

Britons have been told to pour bath water on plants, put less water in the kettle, only do fully loads of laundry in washing machines and put on the dishwasher a maximum of once a day.

An official drought declaration would force water companies to introduce tighter restrictions on water use and could have other knock-on effects.

Residents in the South West, Southern and Central England and East of England have been move into drought status where they are being urged to be frugal with water.

However, the rainfall is not expected to offset Thames Waters warning to customers as thousands in the South East ran out of water just hours after swathes of England were made drought zones.

Data collected from more than 18 water companies, including Thames Water, showed that sites ranging from Oxfordshire and London, to Warwickshire, had no water or poor pressure.

A drought could soon be declared for some parts of England tomorrow after the driest July on record for some areas as 96.8F temperatures are also forecasted for over the weekend.

Four water companies have announced hosepipe bans in the UK, as another heatwave is set to scorch the country this week. Thames Water is the latest to announce ...

AREAS across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight are set to be hit by a hosepipe ban as the UK continues to experience one of the driest years on…