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Yorkshire Water considering hosepipe ban
Yorkshire Water is looking at imposing a hosepipe ban in the next two weeks, it has been reported.
The company, which has five million customers, recently warned that water usage bans could be put in place if the dry weather continued.
In June, Yorkshire became the second region to enter drought status following the driest spring in 132 years.
The Times reported today that Yorkshire Water is now looking at imposing a temporary ban to help cope with the drought.
According to internal presentations at a 'dry weather liaison' meeting on May 14, which the newspaper says it obtained through transparency laws, the company had a provisional timeline which included July 14 to 'implement TUBs' — meaning temporary use bans.
The move comes as Dave Kaye, director of water at Yorkshire Water, previously said that a hosepipe ban could come into place if the region id not “experience significant rainfall” in the coming months.
He said:
The region is now officially in drought, indicating just how dry a start to the year it has been. We have short-, medium- and long-term plans to deal with a drought and lack of rainfall, which includes possible temporary usage bans if we do not experience significant rainfall in the region in the coming weeks and months.
Since the start of the year, we’ve been closely monitoring rainfall levels, moving water around the region to areas that need it most and working 24/7 to find and fix leaks.
At the time, the company said in a statement reservoir levels had continued to fall and were now at 61.4% compared with 62.3% in the week beginning June 9.
The Stray Ferret has approached Yorkshire Water for comment on The Times report, but had not received a response by the time of publication.
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