Thames Water has decided to introduce a hosepipe ban in 'the coming weeks' as the dry weather continues to put pressure on water supplies.
The company, which supplies water to parts of Berkshire including Slough and areas surrounding Reading, said the timing of the ban was not yet confirmed.
But South East Water, which also supplies water in Berkshire to areas including Maidenhead, said it wasn't planning to introduce a hosepipe ban in the area 'for the time being'.
On Thursday, August 4, Thames Water said water would be transferred to Berkshire from its aquifer recharge system in London – in order to maintain its reservoir levels better and avoid a hosepipe ban.
This followed news of temporary hosepipe bans being rolled out in other parts of the country.
Yesterday (August
, the company gave an update urging people to use water ‘wisely’ and was still resisting introducing a hosepipe ban.
It said its reservoirs had fallen below average due to the last nine out of 11 months having been drier than usual.
Despite these efforts, today (August 9), the company said it is planning to introduce a hosepipe ban after all – also called a Temporary Use Ban [TUB].
