A water firm is seeking to prohibit utilization after a drought was declared.
Southern Water is making use of to the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) for a Drought Order and Non-Essential Use Ban (NEUB) in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.
The Environment Agency declared greater than half of England in drought, and as a precautionary measure the ban may very well be carried out to “protect water supplies and the environment”.
A spokesperson for Southern Water, stated: “These are precautionary measures and making an application does not mean they will be introduced. However, we must follow the regulatory process to protect water supplies and the environment if dry conditions persist.”
Hampshire and the Isle of Wight have been amongst seven English areas declared to be in drought conditions, final month.
The firm stated it was taking motion as defending the River Test stays one of its “highest priorities”.
According to water regulator Ofwat, whereas hosepipe bans primarily cease households from utilizing a hose to water their backyard, fill a paddling pool or wash their automobile, NEUBs particularly goal companies.
It stated if the ban had come into drive, the actions companies should cease utilizing water for would come with filling or sustaining a non-domestic swimming pool, paddling pool or pond, working a mechanical car washer and cleansing any car or non-domestic premises.
A session will run between Tuesday 4 and 11 August to permit the corporate to proceed taking water from the Test even when the river flows drop decrease.
