SOUTHERN Water has stated that there are currently no plans for a hosepipe ban in Hampshire.

Last week South East Water announced the ban on hose pipes and sprinklers in Kent and Sussex.

The water company urged people only to use water for essential purposes. After that announcement, they issued an immediate ban on hose pipes and sprinklers last week.

The measures mean that using the equipment to water gardens, clean cars and fill swimming pools will not be allowed.

However, Southern Water has confirmed that Hampshire’s water resources are in good shape at the moment, so no restrictions are anticipated.’

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Nevertheless, the water company does experience’ extremely high levels of demand’, which lead them to ask their customers to ‘use water wisely’ even though there are no restrictions in the area.

Last year, and for the first time a Temporary Use Ban (TUB) was imposed in the region since 2012.

Some of the activities that were prohibited under the TUB were:

Watering a garden using a hosepipe

Cleaning a private motor-vehicle using a hosepipe

Cleaning a private leisure boat using a hosepipe

Filling or maintaining a domestic swimming or paddling pool

Filling or maintaining a domestic pond using a hosepipe

Cleaning walls, or windows, of domestic premises using a hosepipe;

Cleaning paths or patios using a hosepipe

The ban came into effect on Friday 5 August and was lifted on 4 November 2022.