Hosepipe ban

Can anyone tell me.
Do we have a hosepipe ban anywhere?

As to Monty Donn and his hole in the ground.
His is just one, but I bet a few million others have a bash now they have seen his.

 

As of 5th April there are bans in many areas of the South and East.
http://money.aol.co.uk/2012/03/26/hosepipe-ban-shop-your-neighbours/
The control freaks are already priming the public to go for the Jugular.

 

I wont shop the neighbours but I might give the water company a call now and then about their leaks.

 

They talked about De-Salination plants years ago.
As an Island nation it should be an option - subject to financial viability.
I believe the idea works in the Far East.
We'd need to watche portioning of any costs across borders. Northumbrian Water Customers have already paid for Kielder Water to remove the threat of future Droughts up here. We don't want to pay for the South-East as well

 

My brother has said that planning permission for more reservoirs in Essex has been passed. The question is, it's so built up now, where are they going to put them.

 

Its oft' said, but I wonder how much it has actually been improved, and perhaps public perception has not kept pace with reality? Infrastruture was badly neglected when the industry was under national ownership.

From Ofwat site:

"Companies have made progress in reducing leaks, and leakage is now around 35% lower than its 1994-95 high. This reduction is equal to the daily needs of nearly ten million domestic customers – more than one-sixth of the population of England and Wales."

http://www.ofwat.gov.uk/sustainability/waterresources/leakage/

No idea what year that was written in, so if a while ago situation may have improved further since.

 

Sheal said....My brother has said that planning permission for more reservoirs in Essex has been passed. The question is, it's so built up now, where are they going to put them.

Try Shineys garden as it is big enough

 

Yes, and in March, with a hosepipe - do they know nothing about gardening? I'm waiting for my clay soil to dry out a bit.

Perhaps they're preparing the ground for more drastic measures?

 

Reduced the leaks by 1/3rd then ... dunno over what time frame, but unless its a decade that's pretty good in my book.

Who knows what the statistics actually mean. Number of gallons-per-day leaking would be a good figure I suppose ...

It still beggars belief that 1/3rd to 1/4 of the water can leak - there is such a blinking enormous volume in use I can't begin to imagine the amount of water in 1/3rd of it ... but it would water your garden, and mine too I expect !!