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How long till a hosepipe ban?

Penny_ForthemPenny_Forthem Posts: 455
in Problem solving
We have not had significant rain in this part of North Wales for a while now.
The grass is looking parched.
Next door waters his assiduously, but he's not on a water meter.
If we don't get rain soon, how long till a hosepipe ban and how would you cope?
Beautiful North Wales - hiraeth
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  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    edited July 2022
    I'd be fine watering pots with a watering can and from my bath.

    For the last few Julys we have had torrential rains (and bad local flooding near me). I wonder if we might see that pattern again.

    Englsih reservoir levels:


    The west of England and Wales does look like it's struggling most with reservoir storage.  The north looks ok.
  • GardenerSuzeGardenerSuze Posts: 5,692
    I'm not on a water meter but I won't be watering my lawn. Water is precious and often taken for granted. Someone near to me was watering a small lawn today and also their drive.
    I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.
  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    I'm working on the principle that the hotter / drier it is, the less frequently I'll have to cut " the grass " . 
    As it takes at least 5 hours and about £25 in petrol, I'm V happy that it's NOT growing .
    Devon.
  • Lizzie27Lizzie27 Posts: 12,494
    I think a hosepipe ban is probably imminent, at least in the worst affected parts of the country. Why on earth they haven't joined up all the networks so water could be transferred from one part to another, goodness only knows. 
    I've just spent well over an hour trudging round the garden with watering cans but I'm only watering pots and newish plants in the ground. The butts are getting low and some are completely dry. We now have eleven, thinking of putting one more in by the front door but would like a 'nice' one.
    North East Somerset - Clay soil over limestone
  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    edited July 2022
    Lizzie27 said:
    I think a hosepipe ban is probably imminent, at least in the worst affected parts of the country. Why on earth they haven't joined up all the networks so water could be transferred from one part to another, goodness only knows. 

    Because water is VERY heavy to move, unlike gas and electricity,  ( compare carrying a watering can full of air ( gas ) compared with one full of water ) so a nationwide network is virtually impossible to consider.
    Devon.
  • Lizzie27Lizzie27 Posts: 12,494
    Yes @Hostafan1, but if it's all piped all over the country, why can't the pipes be connected?
    North East Somerset - Clay soil over limestone
  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    Privatisation? 
  • Lizzie27Lizzie27 Posts: 12,494
    Yes @Fire, that's probably the main reason it isn't done but surely it should be possible in an emergency situation. 

    In an ideal world, one could wave a wand, turn a tap on in the wettest part of the country and fill a bucket in London!
    North East Somerset - Clay soil over limestone
  • Allotment BoyAllotment Boy Posts: 6,774
    Pictures on the news tonight,  showing very low reservoirs  in several places. We have not had substantial rain since April.  Saving what's left in water buts for plants that really need rainwater.  
    I think a ban is imminent. 
    AB Still learning

  • MikeOxgreenMikeOxgreen Posts: 812
    We have a borehole and plenty of storage so won't struggle when the spring runs dry (and it's not far off). These pics are of Pennine reservoirs 2 weeks ago now, we haven't had any significant rain up here since February.




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