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On the news last night there were dozens of firemen spraying water into fields with their hoses like it was going out of fashion.
One rule for them.
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[Brighton] Hosepipe Ban
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boik
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Not quite comparing apples with apples there.
By the way water consumption has grown by 600% since the sixties. It's all very well blaming the water companies for it all, but it would help a lot if we weren't just pissing it away by washing our cars and flushing our lavvies with the stuff. Nothing says first world problem like people complaining that there isn't enough drinking water to wash their climate burning cars with!
SIMMO SAYS
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So you have buried your wife under the garage
Mellor 3 Ward 4
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So the whole of the South is now officially a drought area - yet in Brighton / West Sussex using a hosepipe is still allowed - how does that work then.....
"A drought is officially declared in eight areas of southern, central and eastern England - including Devon and Cornwall, Kent, London and the East Midlands"
"A drought is officially declared in eight areas of southern, central and eastern England - including Devon and Cornwall, Kent, London and the East Midlands"
It's not the fact there isn't enough water, it's due to a complete lack of planning for the correct supply it's all in the wrong place and huge amounts are pumped out to sea up north.
The rise in population since the 60's is about 15m mostly in the South of England. The storage of water hasn't been increased. For instance the reservoir at Mountfield was designed to be three times the size. They didn't bother building that size and sold off the surrounding land. It would now cost billions to rectify.
Also we're surrounded by the stuff. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desalination Our engineers are World renowned for installing these plants, all apart from here.
The money the water companies make there is no excuse for not having enough water.
It's not the waste of water from washing Pooh away or washing cars it's the leaks not being sorted, the need during hot spells to water crops. Due to the lack of watering many crops are failing and this will again be inflationary. There's really no need for this shortage other than shareholder greed.
Don't blame the consumer blame the supplier.
keaton
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No new reservoirs built since privatisation either. The argument for it was too improve things, stop leaks and pollution
AmexRuislip
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Does this include [MENTION=25353]el punal[/MENTION] little sprinkler system 
el punal
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Does this include [MENTION=25353]el punal[/MENTION] little sprinkler system
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mikeyjh
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Entirely true. I don't support the privatisation of water supply (or anything else really) but saying build more reservoirs is akin to saying build more roads. It simply kicks the can down the road while spending billions, wasting resources and all so people can just use as much water as they want (or drive as much as they want). You don't need to be washing your car all the time, you don't need to water lawns or plants in beds. If everyone thinks about why they use water each time they turn the tap on, they will find ways to use loads less.
Incidentally, I was talking about water use with a girl I volunteer with at a nature reserve. She is very much into conservation and managing our impact on the planet and then told me she spends 15 mins in the shower.....
banjo
GOSBTS
How to make it rain, call for a hosepipe ban. 
Weststander
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How to make it rain, call for a hosepipe ban.
Water companies brains trusts ... announce the bans at the very end of summer, after months of drought and sometimes extreme heat.
Well done.
No hosepipe ban from Portsmouth Water Company for my part of West Sussex.
Very well done, Pompey!
Is it PotG?
Thrifty non-licker
I heard on the wireless that reservoirs were running at 70%, normally at 80% this time of year.
Summer looks fun.
We're Ok here for a while - Ardingly is at 100%, Arlington at 97.4%I heard on the wireless that reservoirs were running at 70%, normally at 80% this time of year.
Summer looks fun.
Was chatting to the bailiff at Ardingly several weeks ago - he'd never seen it fill up so quickly when we had that ridiculous rain. Was fishing there with a pal one day and the level rose over 20cm in 6 hours.
We've had a ban down here in Cornwall for many months. Only found out last week that we can (officially) use pressure washers, as they have a built-in flow limiter. So, my paths and patios will be getting a good squirt. Car is just as easy with a couple of buckets of water.
happypig
Staring at the rude boys
As I understand it from a relative in the water game down there, South West Water work on a 2-year system, so they can cope with one year of low rainfall but we're now into a second year and the reservoirs are low.
Something like that anyway
I don't know about Devon and further east, but most of the Cornish reservoirs are on quite high ground, so only catch direct rainfall and don't have water flowing in via rivers or streams. Not ideal.
Biscuit Barrel
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Water levels in our local reservoirs look full.
Bewl Water reservoir
Bewl Water reservoir is the largest stretch of open water in the South East of England. It is set in 800 acres of the Kent countryside and attracts more than 150,000 visitors a year.
Capacity: 31,000 megalitres
Darwell reservoir
Darwell reservoir provides water for the Hastings area. It was formed in the early 1950s and covers around 156 acres.
Capacity: 4,730 megalitres
Powdermill reservoir
Powdermill reservoir provides water for the Hastings area and stores more than a billion litres of water. The picturesque spot is popular with anglers.
Capacity: 1,060 megalitres
Weir Wood reservoir
Weir Wood reservoir is key to water supply in North Sussex. The reservoir is filled by rainwater and during a drought period the use of the reservoir is minimised to conserve supplies.
Capacity: 5,600 megalitres