Thames Water has announced a hosepipe ban for millions of its customers.
The ban will begin next Tuesday for the water company’s customers in Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire, most of Wiltshire and parts of Berkshire.
No data has been given for the end of the ban.
Where will the hosepip ban be in effect?
- All OX postcodes
- All GL postcodes
- All SN postcodes
- RG4, RG8, and RG9 postcodes
People are being asked not to use hosepipes, including for cleaning cars, watering gardens, filling swimming pools or cleaning windows.
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Environmental officials have declared a state of prolonged dry weather in large swathes of Oxfordshire, Berkshire and Surrey.
Thames Water said: ‘That’s why we need to bring in a hosepipe ban. It will help protect the environment and make sure there’s enough water to go around this summer.’
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