Southern Water

“One million Southern Water customers across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight will also be made to limit their water usage, a restriction which will come into effect on Friday.”

“A hosepipe ban is being introduced for about one million customers across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight for a second year in a row.”

“Southern Water said the restriction would come into force on 10 July”

“Southern Water said its restrictions would likely run until the autumn unless there was significant and sustained rainfall.”

“It is the first time the company has introduced a temporary use restriction in consecutive years, following on from last year's ban from mid-July until the end of October.”

“The company said the River Test, which supplies most of the water to homes and businesses in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, was at a 'critically low level'.”

“Nearly one million customers in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight rely on the River Test for their drinking water”

“Southern Water has claimed it achieved a record year of leakage reduction, equating to 27 million litres per day, and has found and fixed 2,840 leaks since January.”

“The company said a hosepipe uses 1,000 litres of water an hour, which equates to 'one person's weekly water use in just 60 minutes'.”

“A 'major' 15-month project to future-proof 11km (6.8 miles) of water mains on the Isle of Sheppey is getting under way, Southern Water says.”

“Southern Water began its work to repair a collapsed sewer at the top of Shirley high street in April and has extended the completion date until the end of August.”

“Southern Water says replacing ageing mains is part of its annual £100m investment to reduce leakage across the region”

“A "major" 15-month project to future-proof 11km (6.8 miles) of water mains on the Isle of Sheppey is getting under way, Southern Water says.”