TEMPORARY HOSEPIPE BAN NOW LIFTED 30TH NOV 22
Announcement by South East Water, the HOSEPIPE BAN HAS BEEN LIFTED 30th November 2022
South East Water has announced a temporary use (Hosepipe ban) from Friday 12th August 2022
According
to the Met Office, July was the driest in Kent since records began in 1836 and
saw the lowest rainfall in Sussex since 1911.
During July we saw just eight per cent of average rainfall for the month and
the long-term forecast for August and September is for similar warm, dry
weather.
Whilst the temporary use ban is in place, you must not:
Water a garden using a hosepipe
Clean a private motor-vehicle (or a trailer for such a vehicle) using a hosepipe
Water plants on domestic or other non-commercial premises using a
hosepipe
Clean a private leisure boat using a hosepipe
Fill or maintain a domestic swimming or paddling pool
Draw water, using a hosepipe, for domestic recreational use
Fill or maintain a domestic pond (manmade or natural) using a
hosepipe
Fill or maintain an ornamental fountain (including a cascade or
any other display of moving water, and includes filling by permanent plumbing)
Clean walls, or windows, of domestic premises using a hosepipe
Clean paths or patios using a hosepipe
Clean other artificial outdoor surfaces using a hosepipe
Does this affect me?
The
hosepipe ban is in place for all our customers in Kent and Sussex, excluding
our customers on our Priority Service Register who may find it hard or are
unable to make adaptations, or where other exemptions may apply, as per the
above categories.
For more details including information concerning the Priority Service Register and for any other frequently asked questions, go to: www.southeastwater.co.uk
Added to website 3rd August 2022
Updated 30th November 2022, Liz Cruise, Parish Clerk
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