Southern Water issues hosepipe ban for Hampshire and Isle of Wight

Southern Water is the last company to announce a Hosepipe ban that affects almost one million customers due to long -term dry air.

The movement will come into force for residents of Hampshire and Wight Island from 09:00 on Monday.

It will prohibit the use of a Hosepipe for activities such as watering the garden, washing the vehicle or filling a pool with a shovel.

General Manager Tim McMahon apologized to customers and said: “We can only be sure that there is enough water for customers and the environment by working together.”

Water company Fined 90 million pounds in 2021 After Hampshire, West Sussex and Kent were discharged from the raw sewerage.

By announcement of temporary water restrictions, he urged customers to move immediately and avoid a “increase” that could worse.

The restrictions will be valid for 791,000 customers in 336,000 properties in Hampshire and 144,000 customers on 75,000 properties on Wight Island.

The river test and Itchen chalk streams supply most of the water in the region, but “critically low levels” – fell 24% in normal flows for this time.

The Environmental Agency also announced that Solent and South Downs live “long -term dry air”.

Some other water companies have already introduced Hosepipe bans, including Thames Water, Yorkshire Water and South East Water.

People who are found to use a Hosepipe during the prohibition can be fined up to £ 1,000.

Mr. McMahon, “We should respond to the common and long -term dry air affecting our region.

“In our case, this means a prohibition of a Hosepipe for protecting the health of our incredible chalk flows compared to the Amazon rainfall as one of the most rare habitats in the world for our customers on Hampshire and Wight Island.

He continued: “We must now act to support the wildlife living there, including Atlantic Salmon and South Damelly.”

“Our teams use a wide range of innovative solutions such as drones, sensors and even Sniffer dogs and work 24/7 to find and correct leaks faster than ever and make our pipes, reservoirs and water supply works as efficiently as possible – but unfortunately this is not enough.”

Water Minister Emma Hardy said: “We encounter a growing water shortage in the next decade, so we are moving with emergency water reforms.

“Our change plan includes £ 104 billion private investment to build new pipes to cut nine reservoirs and leaks.”