AIBU to be angry about hosepipe bans and whether people will comply?

[liquidfinch]

AIBU to be so angry about the hosepipe bans and the situation we find ourselves in?!

If we keep having these heatwaves AND hosepipe bans the future is going to become utterly unbearable.

I read somewhere that it's not even about us running out of water this year! The water companies are just worried about having to supply what we need because it will impact their environmental targets (they want to reduce water use per capita).

If they don't hit these targets it could reduce their bonuses and/or they might be fined.

These bans will have enormous adverse impacts on nature and ecosystems.

If we can't water our gardens, plants and parks wildlife will suffer. Pollinators especially. I think it's appalling.

Are you ready for the hosepipe ban?

Have you taken any measures (buying water butts, filling up pools) to mitigate the impact this will have on your normal routine/enjoyment of your home/garden/life?

Most importantly: are you going to comply?

• Cambridge Water:

Active as of July 9, and enforceable from 1am on Friday, July 17.

• Southern Water:

Enforced starting from 1am on July 11.

• South East Water:

Enforced starting from July 18.

I think bans are cheeky. If you pay for a water supply then it should be available. I've got a hose but don't use it much. But I object to being told I can't use it because the water companies can't get their act together

We had 6 friends (3 couples) here last night for a dinner party. They all admitted they’re still using hosepipes. 🤷🏻‍♀️

I guess we can expect everyone to be put on a water meter and charged accordingly in the future.

Everyone already is where i am, but as people have pointed out its not really residential usage that is the ussue. My water co loses105m litres daily due to leaks. 3.6bn litres a year. Our reservoirs are still more than half filled- but the treatment stations cannot cope with the volume and the pump stations cannot cope with demand in the summer. The need to address than infrastructure.

Effectively, it’s like going to a restaurant where you prebooked and paid and are being told they dont have enough chefs or wait staff due am error in the salary payment system and because the fridge is too small they couldn’t stock enough food to fulfil your booking. So you’ll have to have half the courses you’ve paid for - and no you cant have a refund. 🤦🏽‍♀️

I am old enough to remember standpipes in the street in the 70s. The water was turned on for two hours and the adults queued up with buckets. No showers or baths, washing at a basin only. No-one wants to return to that, it was horrendous. Your friends are very stupid.
I have a grey water system that stores my shower water in a water butt. It is used on the garden and for washing cars. Two showers a day is about 80 litres of water.
The system paid for itself in two years so every use now saves me money. I imagine they will become more popular as the climate changes and water gets more expensive.

There have been so many burst pipes in our area it's farcial ,one was like a great gushing geezer !

I had to go into a local estate for something and quite a few people were washing their cars !
We are complying.

Yep. If the water runs out it runs out.

The people who think they are somehow challenging poor management of water companies by using hosepipes are delusional. And selfish.

The people who think they are somehow challenging poor management of water companies by using hosepipes are delusional. And selfish

Well said.

Ignoring a hosepipe ban just to prove a point just means that the water runs out more quickly.

I agree that paying the same for a utility we can't use is unfair, and the bonuses that the water company chiefs receive are criminal, but using a hosepipe when water is limited won't solve the water shortage. Only rain can do that.