not realise that the ban was still ongoing? it seems like a long time ago. the hosepipe ban came into force three months ago at the end of august after one of the driest years on record. if you remember, river beds were dried up, parks were scorched and the ban was brought in to get river levels and reservoir levels back up and it meant that using a hosepipe to water gardens or wash cars or windows was banned. that was until today, and now the company was criticised at the time and people pointed to the fact that across london there was still a burst water mains and there were leaks which were happening. but they say the ban did work and reservoir levels are back up but the main reason for that is, as you say, the weather will stop both september and october experienced average rainfall above 130%. ~ ., , experienced average rainfall above 13096. ~ ., , experienced average rainfall above 13096. . , 13096. what is the company saying? thames water 13096. what is the company saying? tha
despite some recent rain, a hosepipe ban has come into force for millions of customers of thames water in the south of england. the unprecedented heatwave left reservoirs and rivers depleted. people who break the rules risk a fine of up to one thousand pounds. it s the latest water company to announce bans across england and wales, amid criticism over the level of water leakages. angus crawford reports. bone dry, just miles from the source of the thames, a dramatic sign of the crippling nature of drought. parched allotments, playing fields baked brown in the heat, the result of record temperatures in this part of the country. so now thames water has brought in a hosepipe ban affecting ten million customers across the thames valley and london. no more hosepipes to water gardens, wash cars or fill paddling pools until further notice.
cars or fill paddling pools until further notice. a breach could get you a £1,000 fine. but leaks, say critics of the industry, are as big a problem as heat. the company loses almost a quarter of the water it supplies and admits it must do better. in the meantime, everyone has to use less. absolutely, leakage needs to be fixed but all of us at home and at work and government and regulators have a bit of a tendency sometimes to say it s all about the water companies. we ve all got our part to play. bans are now in force in much of devon and cornwall, west wales, hampshire, kent and sussex. yorkshire water will bring one in on friday. but the uk isn t suffering alone. these parched fields are in france, almost half of the eu is suffering from drought, damaging the crops, causing record numbers of forest fires, and here, navigation
so now thames water has brought in a hosepipe ban affecting ten million customers across the thames valley and london. no more hosepipes to water gardens, wash cars or fill paddling pools until further notice. a breach could get you a £1,000 fine. but leaks, say critics of the industry, are as big a problem as heat. the company loses almost a quarter of the water it supplies and admits it must do better. leakage is a priority for us 24/7, 365 days a year. last year we fixed over 60,000 leaks, every week at the minute we are fixing over 1100. we ve got to keep that going. we never want to have customers out of water or have a supply interruption. there were already bans in much of devon and cornwall, west wales, hampshire, kent and sussex. today came thames water s, and yorkshire water will do the same on friday. for now, the bans are here to stay
wash cars orfill hosepipe to water your garden is, wash cars or fill paddling pools. beginning next friday, it is the second hosepipe ban to be put in place in the country. with action taken last week in hampshire and the isle of wight. but some are critical that this is all too little, too late. , , that this is all too little, too late. , , that this is all too little, too late. ,. . late. this isn t rocket science. this is fairly late. this isn t rocket science. this is fairly basic. late. this isn t rocket science. this is fairly basic. we - late. this isn t rocket science. this is fairly basic. we would l late. this isn t rocket science. i this is fairly basic. we would have liked to have seen these preventative measures coming in much earlier and we need to plan for this for next summer. this is going to be a regular occurrence and this should be stopped and should be coming business as usual. with water levels remaining low and no significant rainfall forecast in southern