How long before a hosepipe ban?

[Paulus]

Only by about 7 hours.

Oops. I have been out on the bike most of the day. I suppose I should read the earlier posts before replying .

 

[Tin Pot]

I’ll just switch from hosepipe to pressure washer.

 

[screenman]

Look on the bright side, no lawn to cut.

 

[fossyant]

Just had an email from United Utilities saying please don't water the garden.

I'm only selectively watering pots and the sunflowers. My front lawn is yellow.

 

[gavroche]

Plenty of water in Wales, loads underground so I don't expect a hosepipe ban.

 

[PeteXXX]

Plenty of water in Wales, loads underground so I don't expect a hosepipe ban.

Don’t you send most of it to England!

 

[Deleted member 26715]

I have about 4,000 litres stored underground, would a ban apply to that?

It all depends on how you get it above ground to use, if you have fixed piping then no issue of you have to use a hose pipe then yes. There was a case last time when somebody was using a hosepipe to drain his used bathwater was prosecuted as it doesn't say it has to be connected to the mains supply. Difficulty is I'm sure somebody would just fill the bath so they could then use the water to water the lawn

 

[Accy cyclist]

If a ban comes into force,will it be illegal to sell hosepipes till we get some rain and the ban is lifted?

 

[screenman]

If a ban comes into force,will it be illegal to sell hosepipes till we get some rain and the ban is lifted?

I doubt it, no reason to.

 

[Accy cyclist]

I doubt it, no reason to.

It wasn't really a serious question as i know they won't ban them,but if something becomes illegal then a product that allows you to commit that illegal act shouldn't be available.

 

[nickyboy]

If a ban comes into force,will it be illegal to sell hosepipes till we get some rain and the ban is lifted?

Yes, and as a result there will be a black market in hosepipes. Go to the pub and someone will sidle up to you "'ere guv, heard you're in the market for pipe...meet me in the car park out back"

 

[Globalti]

The impending ban is because utility companies can't cope with the surges in demand, not because of a shortage. I'm guessing that people are coming home in the afternoon and watering their gardens. In Cheshire yesterday the pressure dropped to 25% of normal for a few hours, I expect for this very reason. Cheshire being flat I bet they have trouble maintaining pressure.

Now that the utilities can read our meters remotely I wonder how long it will be before households who use water out of proportion to, say, the number of bedrooms, start to receive attention from the utility companies?

 

[PeteXXX]

Now that the utilities can read our meters remotely I wonder how long it will be before households who use water out of proportion to, say, the number of bedrooms, start to receive attention from the utility companies?

A sort of aquatic big brother?

Last ban, didn’t some authorities use helicopters to see if anyone still had had a green lawn? Probably use drones now.

 

[Globalti]

I bet the helicopter story was a bit of disinformation. It's what the motorway Police hope to achieve by tweeting about every ANPR success.

 

[classic33]

Nationwide in Ireland, now officially in a drought.
Updated / Wednesday, 4 Jul 2018 23:20

Irish Water announces nationwide hosepipe ban from Friday
https://www.rte.ie/news/weather/2018/0704/976299-weather-farmers/