From XXX, there’s a hosepipe ban in place across Yorkshire following one of the driest springs on record.
While we’re out 24/7 fixing leaks and looking after your water, we’re asking customers to put down their hosepipes, so we can let our reservoirs recover. Our reservoir levels haven’t actually increased since the last week of January! Normally our groundwater sources and reservoirs get topped up over spring when the weather is changeable but this year we’ve had one of the driest springs on record and Yorkshire is officially in drought.
The hosepipe ban allows us to apply for drought permits, so we can change how we’re operating and further protect water supplies.
As a business, you will be allowed to use a hosepipe if this is directly related to the use of water for your commercial purposes. There are restrictions on you using a hosepipe if not for those essential needs – so using a hosepipe to clean a path outside your business property for example, would be covered by the ban. There are more specific examples in the questions below.