Hosepipe ban starts in west Wales for 33,000 properties

newsJul 18, 202650390

Welsh Water will introduce a hosepipe ban from 10:00 BST on Sunday, July 19, affecting about 33,000 properties in west Wales, including Llanon, Llangwyryfon and Cwm Ystwyth in Ceredigion, Crymych, Llanfyrnach and Nevern in north Pembrokeshire, and Farmers, Pencader and Hermon in north Carmarthenshire. The company said the move follows several weeks of "exceptionally high demand" with roughly one billion litres of drinking water put into supply each day over the past week, about 20% more than expected for this time of year. Welsh Water framed the temporary restrictions as necessary to help protect essential supplies and warned they will remain only as long as demand does not return to sustainable levels. Kit Wilson, Welsh Water's chief customer officer, said implementing the ban had "not been an easy decision" and urged customers to reduce non-essential use. Under the Water Industry Act, water companies can fine people up to £1,000 for violating a hosepipe ban. Local farmer Gavin Young of Pen-y-Waun Farm near Llanedi said the dry weather is already stressing livestock and may force supplementary feeding within 10 to 14 days if grass growth does not recover. Welsh Water advised customers to check whether their property is affected on its website and said growing numbers of holiday-makers are expected to add further pressure on supplies.

The Guardian

@theguardian.com

Water firms in England and Wales ‘leak five times what hosepipe ban would save’

1003h ago

diggleruk.bsky.social10

But maintenance costs money that could be siphoned off by shareholders. Duh!

Minxi6

And yet all of our water bills have been tripled so that these companies could tackle the problems they continue to ignore. WTAF?!

Assembled Person4

We don’t need a ban hosepipes as much as we need a ban on privatised utilities.

Tina3

A fact well known for... decades

Quoting this

Prof. Ian Walker18

It's not obvious how this framing is helpful. Yes, supplies leak, probably more than they could. The impact of leaks varies depending where you are in the country (some just goes back to where it came from). Is the implication here that the distribution system should be overhauled by next week?

Richard K Broughton

@richardkbroughton.bsky.social

Suffolk is currently under a hosepipe ban and drought, with farmers reporting no effective rainfall for 11 weeks, poor crop yields, reservoirs nearly empty, and they're terrified of their combines bursting into flames. www.eadt.co.uk/news/2626620...

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The Foggy Jew

@hmcevansoneya.bsky.social

(In reality I suspect the hosepipe ban was specifically chosen for the primary reason the Irish government chooses to do anything - blindly copying Whatever Britain is Doing, the more unpopular and unsuccessful the policy the better)

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Linda

@lindacdolan.bsky.social

🌱 #flowersonFriday from Wisley’s Exotic garden. They all seem to be enjoying the heat much more than I am. My garden hose is now packed away because we have a hosepipe ban in my area so I will be trying to keep the plants in my tiny garden alive using a watering can. Wish me luck!

A collage of four pictures of flowers. The first is a pink Hibiscus with five petals darker at the centre surrounding a creamy clump of stamens. Next is a white Lily. On the bottom is a three petalled Tigridia with a darker centre with yellow markings. Last is a bright yellow Calla lily.

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Minnette2

We’re watering everyday with a can, but only pots and baskets, not beds. ☹️

Janice Shipp1

I do! We’ve got space for lots of water butts but they’re all just about empty now. No hosepipe ban here yet but I’d rather not use it - except for veg occasionally.

Shantha Mohan, Ph.D., DTM1

Beautiful! Good luck with the watering!

Emma Monk

@monkemma.bsky.social

Fewer than 10% of people claiming benefits are exempt from the hosepipe ban. But you wouldn’t know that from these headlines 👇 Will the media accept any responsibility if and when people on benefits ignore the ban in good faith and subsequently face fines from the water companies?🤷‍♀️

GB News headline:
Benefits Claimants given permission to ignore hosepipe bans as water companies accused of 'two-tier' restrictions

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Tony Dexter

@timbleman.bsky.social

Water Company CEO's aren't managing the water business they're managing shareholder profits. Same old, same old. When does that national hosepipe ban come in...perhaps Monday?

42d ago

Karl Stanley

@karlstanley.bsky.social

Hi everyone - some info from Dublin City Council on the impact of the current hosepipe ban on street cleaning. #Dublin #SpeirGorm blog.karlstanley.ie/street-clean...

821h ago

Chris

@oakymoron.bsky.social

Criminally prosecute the directors of water companies and nationalise the whole lot People have had enough of water companies looking after shareholders at the expense of consumers www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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The Ronettes Pickering

@stoatie.bsky.social

Hosepipe ban? Fuck you, I’ll do whichever nautical dances I choo- Oh. Hang on. I think I may have made a terrible mistake.

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Lalalonghair

@lalalonghair.bsky.social

The propaganda is all over the Billionaire owned Media! ‘Hosepipe ban in force for millions of households - BBC News 1 July 2025 - heatwaves have left water supplies under strain in parts of the UK.’ BOYCOTT AI! It’s pure greed for these absolute losers who think they will live in INCEL Bunkers!!

15h ago

Netweather

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Parts of Wales are heading for a Hosepipe Ban this weekend, with several English water companies already imposing restrictions. What do these Temporary Usage Bans actually cover, as research reveals public attitudes towards them.

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