Hosepipe Ban

 

We are about to have a hosepipe ban throughout the North West. My immediate
reaction was not to worry - we have a 5,000 gallon water tank filled with
rainwater which we hadn't used because the pump system wasn't working. My
other half now says he can get the pump working so we can use this water via
our hosepipes.

However, I have got a vague memory of people not being allowed to use
hosepipes even if they are not connected to the mains water.

Is my memory correct or am I having a senior moment?!!!

Jeanne

 



Your memory is correct. People were threatened with legal action for using
their hospipes to water their gardens with rainwater from tanks etc. Note
the term "threatened". I doubt whether they would actually prosecute if you
called their bluff. Frankly I doubt if they could legally stop you moving
your water with your hosepipe.

X-posted to UK.legal, I'm sure they'd like to join in.

Steve

 

On Wed, 7 Jul 2010 20:33:45 +0100, "shazzbat"


There was an item on the news tonight saying that the last time UU
(was NWW) introduced the ban 17 years ago  no-one was prosecuted.

I think it would be of interest how much water is wasted from leaks
per day - and how much water is used in garden hose-pipes each day.

I reported a water leak a couple of months ago and it was left
*gushing*  for ten hours before anyone even came to look at it.  It
was obviously not urgent as they left the remedial work until the next
day.

 


Used to get hosepipe bans regularly when I lived in Greece. You'd find
people washing their cars round the back of their houses in the middle of
the night with their hose...

--
Mike P

 



I like it.... a variation on my technique, which is to fill/top up my
210-litre water butt with the hose when no-one's looking.