Dry winters squeeze the South East
- From: Vol 7, Issue 4 (April 2006)
- Category: General
- Region: Europe
- Country: United Kingdom
- Related Companies: Deutsche Bank, Folkestone & Dover Water Services, Mid Kent Water, South East Water, Southern Water, Sutton & East Surrey Water, Thames Water and Three Valleys Water
A second year of below-average rainfall puts the focus on improving water efficiency – for water companies and their customers alike.
Several more water companies in south east England imposed hosepipe bans at the beginning of April, as the environmental regulator warned that the region was facing a “serious” water supply problem this summer.
Thames Water, the largest company in the area, introduced a ban on hosepipe use for its eight million customers from 3 April and warned that it could ...
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