PapiJo,our water companies provide their own ruling, however,they are owned by wealthy foreign countries,and only interested in their shareholders. The CEOs,get enormous bonuses.....for what!
For all those départements declared in a crisis state, tap-water is totally banned for watering your lawn or flower-beds, shrubs, or even plants in pots and containers! Watering of the "jardins potagers" (vegetable plots) is (usually) banned during the day, allowed from 8 pm to 8 am.
I think that is really sensible, especially the part, "Watering of the "jardins potagers" (vegetable plots) is (usually) banned during the day, allowed from 8 pm to 8 am."
Based in Sussex, I garden to encourage as many birds to my garden as possible.
Yorkshire Water have now announced a hosepipe ban starting 26th August and are asking people to stop using them before that. There's the usual list of what activities are banned, and then this text:
Now, it's clear that I can connect a hose to a water butt tap, but does it mean I can use a hose to syphon bath/shower water? Does the "through a hosepipe" apply only to "rainwater from a water butt" or does it also apply to "grey water"? Collecting grey water from the kitchen is relatively easy, but I struggle to carry a bucket more than about half-full down the stairs without spilling.
I'll also be putting all my trugs etc outside later just in case we get the heavy rain that's forecast for teatime.
Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
I think you just have to apply some common sense. As it took so long for many authorities to introduce a Hosepipe Ban even tho the drought conditions were obvious, it's a case of not wasting water - mains or otherwise. I'd think this really means that you don't use a hose connected to mains water to gaily sprinkle water on your lawn or flower beds. Same for washing off hard landscaping or cleaning your car. A hose pipe attached to a rainwater butt - no problem. A hosepipe to siphon off grey water - again no problem. That is water you have collected and if a hosepipe is the easiest solution to get the water from A to B, it is allowed. The use of the word Hosepipe when discussing bans is a wee bit deceptive - presumably it's the simplest way for the various authorities to get the idea of Save Water over to the general public.
That makes sense @philippasmith2 . Once the butt by the back of the house is empty (or nearly) I will be rigging something up to syphon bath/shower water into a butt for the next day's garden watering.
Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
The use of the word Hosepipe when discussing bans is a wee bit deceptive - presumably it's the simplest way for the various authorities to get the idea of Save Water over to the general public.
That’s just about it Philippa, trying to make people aware and pleading to their better nature. Seems you can go ahead and use your hose pipe with gay abandon, contrary to what they said on the news last night, they will not be prosecuting or imposing £1,000. fine on anyone!
Our reservoirs running at only 40% full.
Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor.
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I'd think this really means that you don't use a hose connected to mains water to gaily sprinkle water on your lawn or flower beds. Same for washing off hard landscaping or cleaning your car.
A hose pipe attached to a rainwater butt - no problem. A hosepipe to siphon off grey water - again no problem. That is water you have collected and if a hosepipe is the easiest solution to get the water from A to B, it is allowed.
The use of the word Hosepipe when discussing bans is a wee bit deceptive - presumably it's the simplest way for the various authorities to get the idea of Save Water over to the general public.
Our reservoirs running at only 40% full.