Category: hosepipe ban

National Drought Declared in UK After Driest Start to Year Since 1976

A national drought has been declared in England, after a prolonged period of low rainfall from January to July 2022, the lowest since 1976. The decision followed a meeting on Friday by the National Drought Group—which includes the National Farmers’ Union (NFU), water companies, and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)—which was…


UK Environment Secretary ‘Strongly Urges’ Water Companies to Ban Hosepipes Amid Dry Weather

Environment Secretary George Eustice on Saturday urged water companies across the UK to ban hosepipes amid a dry August. It comes as the Met Office’s forecast said the UK will mostly be dry and turning hotter this week. Writing in The Telegraph, Eustice said some companies have “rightly taken action to mitigate the effects of this prolonged dry…