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Lazarou Monkey Terror 🚀💙🌈Please, think of the Shareholders, these Water Companies must pay out or the Shareholders will cry....fuck investment in infrastructure, who wants a future, right? /s <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/may/29/drought-declared-in-north-west-england-amid-declining-reservoir-levels" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/may/29/drought-declared-in-north-west-england-amid-declining-reservoir-levels</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ClimateChange</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/England" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#England</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HosepipeBan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HosepipeBan</a>

UK<a href="https://www.europesays.com/uk/82033/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.europesays.com/uk/82033/</a> Hosepipe ban looms amid ‘medium’ drought risk in England | UK | News <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Britain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Britain</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ClimateChange</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ClimateChangeImpact" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ClimateChangeImpact</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/England" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#England</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/EnglandDroughtRisk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EnglandDroughtRisk</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/EnvironmentAgency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EnvironmentAgency</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GreatBritain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GreatBritain</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/HosepipeBan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HosepipeBan</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UK</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UKWeather" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UKWeather</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedKingdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UnitedKingdom</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/WaterConservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WaterConservation</a>

Jim HuntSouth West Water have announced that "We will lift the <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/HosepipeBan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HosepipeBan</a> in <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Cornwall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Cornwall</a> & Upper Tamar on 25th September"<a href="https://west-devon.info/2023/08/south-west-water-announce-lifting-of-hosepipe-ban-in-cornwall/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://west-devon.info/2023/08/south-west-water-announce-lifting-of-hosepipe-ban-in-cornwall/</a>The <a href="https://social.bbc/@BBC_News_Labs" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@BBC_News_Labs</a> quote yours truly as saying:"I’m very pleased it’s been lifted at long last but I don’t understand why it’s taken so long."Also according to Prof. Liz Bentley of the Royal Meteorological Society:"Our <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#climate</a> has changed, it’s become wetter, it’s also become warmer and sunnier"<a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ClimateChange</a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Drought2023" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Drought2023</a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/RMetS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RMetS</a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Betelgeuse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Betelgeuse</a>

NationalWorld News🚿 Rise in home working to blame for new hosepipe ban, water firm saysA water firm boss said the rise in home workers has increased drinking water demand by 20% over a short period<a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UK</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#News</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/HosepipeBan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HosepipeBan</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Water</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Shortages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Shortages</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/WaterCompanies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WaterCompanies</a> <a href="https://www.nationalworld.com/news/environment/rise-in-home-working-to-blame-for-new-hosepipe-ban-water-firm-says-4196469" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.nationalworld.com/news/environment/rise-in-home-working-to-blame-for-new-hosepipe-ban-water-firm-says-4196469</a>

Ben TaylorI live in Devon. I am under a hosepipe ban. My supplier (South West Water) is very kindly suggesting some "easy wins" for me to save water, like taking less time in the shower, or using my washing machine less. It reckons that this way my household could save 12 litres per person per day, for a total of 48 litres saved per day, or about 18,000 litres per year. Sounds like a lot, right?Yeah. The thing is, South West Water (in common with the other privatised water companies) lost 90 *million* litres *per day* in leaks in the last year for which data are available (<a href="https://www.ofwat.gov.uk/publication/leakage-dataset-march-2023/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.ofwat.gov.uk/publication/leakage-dataset-march-2023/</a>). And even that is likely a significant under-estimate, because it's under investigation by the regulator on suspicion of mis-reporting its leak figures. It has also paid out £112M in dividends to shareholders this week, while kindly putting my bills up, so sorry, we need money for investment to stop dumping all this sewage we're dumping. Illegally.My little 48 litres is a literal drop in the ocean. Why on Earth would I put myself out when it will make not a blind bit of difference to the water available for general use?In absolute terms, 18kl per year feels like a lot, granted. But the sheer effrontery of coming to me effectively cap in hand while handing out an actual fortune to their shareholders makes me want to just leave all my taps running.South-West Water: Take the beam out of your own eye. Fix your flood of leaks before you come asking me to inconvenience myself to save (relatively speaking) drops. You've got the money for it, or at least you did before you gave it to your shareholders. Scum.<a href="https://qoto.org/tags/uk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#uk</a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#water</a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/leaks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#leaks</a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/ukwater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ukwater</a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/devon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#devon</a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/hosepipeban" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hosepipeban</a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/southwestwater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#southwestwater</a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/nationaliseukwater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nationaliseukwater</a>

Pauline von Hellermann<a href="https://mstdn.social/@junesim63" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@junesim63</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/ClimateDiary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ClimateDiary</a> adding this article on the <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/HosePipeBan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HosePipeBan</a> (the earliest in 11 years). Pretty bad that 4 schools (as well as several households) in different parts of <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Sussex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Sussex</a> found themselves without water and had to close. <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Southeastern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Southeastern</a> Water are blaming customers for using far too much water. This may be true but there are also serious <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Infrastructure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Infrastructure</a> issues and failures by Southeastern themselves. <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/privatisation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#privatisation</a> breaking the whole system. <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Drought" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Drought</a> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jun/15/kent-water-shortages-school-closures" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jun/15/kent-water-shortages-school-closures</a>

Pauline von Hellermann<a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/ClimateDiary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ClimateDiary</a><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Kent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Kent</a> and <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Sussex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Sussex</a> hosepipe ban announced from 26 June “Some households in Kent and Sussex have been without water since Monday due to supply issues”<a href="https://mstdn.social/@junesim63" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@junesim63</a> you were sayjng this the other day: good to finally have a <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/HosePipeBan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HosePipeBan</a> now but it really sounds like they left it to the very last minute, in the name of “business as usual” <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Drought" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Drought</a><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-65927032" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-65927032</a>

David Kirlew-MorrisHosepipe bans are an endless source of annoyance.They always seem to come at a time when loads of plants need extensive watering to prevent them from being scorched into oblivion.This ban might not cover my part of the country, but I wouldn't be surprised if one happens eventually.I get that there's high demand for the likes of drinking water, but this should be expected and planned for way in advance.<a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#water</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/hosepipeban" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hosepipeban</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/weather" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#weather</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/UnitedKingdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UnitedKingdom</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gardening</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/garden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#garden</a><a href="https://mastodon-uk.net/@BBCNewsUK/110553181961695663" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://mastodon-uk.net/@BBCNewsUK/110553181961695663</a>

daveboyTwenty days without any rain in a very sunny Gosport. None forecast for at least a week. <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/drought" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#drought</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/hosepipeban" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hosepipeban</a>

Stingray's Badger FriendIn <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/SouthWest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SouthWest</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/England" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#England</a> we've had 2 weeks of dry hot weather, and at least another week with no rain.Will the <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/drought" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#drought</a> and <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/HosepipeBan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HosepipeBan</a> come earlier againWe need massive action by all to leave this planet habitable for future generations & the <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/biome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#biome</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/ClimateEmergency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ClimateEmergency</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/ClimateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ClimateCrisis</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ClimateChange</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/ClimateAction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ClimateAction</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/ClimateJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ClimateJustice</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/KlimaKrise" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#KlimaKrise</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Klimakatastrophe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Klimakatastrophe</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/AltText" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AltText</a>

Caree RisoverYesterday Yorkshire Water lifted its hosepipe ban but somehow when it’s minus 1 and icy 🥶, you realise you no longer have any desire to clean car or paths. <a href="https://home.social/tags/wimp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wimp</a> <a href="https://home.social/tags/opportunitymissed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#opportunitymissed</a> <a href="https://home.social/tags/hosepipeban" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hosepipeban</a>

MarkFor friends in the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ThamesWater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ThamesWater</a> area, I have just received an email saying the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HosepipeBan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HosepipeBan</a> is over.You may now wash your cars! 😄

Tim HobbsIt's a funny old world... <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/yorkshire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#yorkshire</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/barnsley" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#barnsley</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/hosepipeban" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hosepipeban</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#water</a>

James Barisic 🇭🇷🇪🇺Fun fact: In England today, 3bn gallons of water will be lost to leaks that the water companies couldn't be bothered to do anything about.But YOU have to stop flushing the toilet if you've only done a wee because YOU are wasting water.<a href="https://mas.to/tags/drought" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#drought</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/HosepipeBan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HosepipeBan</a>

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