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Thames Water is planning to introduce a hosepipe ban, putting water use restrictions on 15 million homes.
It comes as the Met Office issues an extreme heat warning for much of the south of England and parts of South Wales.
A spokesperson for the water company said: “Given the long-term forecast of dry weather and another forecast of very hot temperatures coming this week, we are planning to announce a temporary use ban in the coming weeks.
We have issued an Amber extreme heat warning for Thursday 0000 – Sunday 2359 🔶 🌡️☀️
This covers much of England & parts of Wales with impacts possible to health, transport and infrastructure.
Find out more in our latest press release 👇
— Met Office (@metoffice) August 9, 2022
“We have written to the Environment Agency to update them on our approach and informed Ofwat.
“The timing is not confirmed due to a number of operational and legal procedural requirements, but we will be updating our customers, partners, regulators and stakeholders at the earliest time to ensure a co-ordinated approach.
“In the meantime, we continue to urge our customers to only use what they need for their essential use.”
Met Office amber weather warning for extreme heat
This is what the Met Office warns to expect:
- Adverse health effects are likely to be experienced by those vulnerable to extreme heat
- The wider population are likely to experience some adverse health effects including sunburn or heat exhaustion (dehydration, nausea, fatigue) and other heat related illnesses
- Some changes in working practices and daily routines likely to be required
- An increased chance that some heat-sensitive systems and equipment may fail.
- More people are likely to visit coastal areas, lakes, rivers and other beauty spots leading to an increased risk of water safety and fire-related incidents.
- Some delays to road, rail and air travel are possible, with potential for welfare…
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Source : times
