Englands Reservoirs auf niedrigster Ebene seit einem Jahrzehnt, da Experten Hosespipe -Verbote fordern
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jul/12/england-reservoirs-lowest-level-for-decade-hosepipe-bans
Von F0urLeafCl0ver
Englands Reservoirs auf niedrigster Ebene seit einem Jahrzehnt, da Experten Hosespipe -Verbote fordern
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jul/12/england-reservoirs-lowest-level-for-decade-hosepipe-bans
Von F0urLeafCl0ver
29 Kommentare
Probably should have built more reservoirs given the mammoth amount of rain we seem to have
Boy, some of that £85 billion the companies have paid out to shareholders sure would have been nice, right about now. Imagine having public facilities not burdened with £60 billion in debt, that actually had the funds to invest in climate change related projects…
Hosepipe ban for us commoners, but water companies are more than happy to just sit around while pipes are leaking and then pay their shareholders billions
Ah the type of experts that would rather blame domestic users and normal people than water companies who drag their feet fixing leaks which results in the loss of 20% of all treated water in the UK. And they wonder why nobody likes experts anymore.
https://www.diy.com/outdoor-garden/watering/hose-pipes-pumps-irrigation/hose-pipes-hose-reels.cat
Good thing we don’t lose 2.5 billion litres of water a day through leaks then! Oh wait…
all our water systems and sewage works were built by the victorians, the amount of extra people since then with not investing
If I see someone using a hosepipe, I won’t report them… Not that I ever did anyway.
With all the money these companies are losing though leaks? And the insane profits they have reeled in and they still have not invested enough in the infrastructure?
It doesn’t seem fair does it? I won’t be fair to them in return. Fix your leaks before you start telling us to reduce our water usage.
What about the ever increasing amounts of both water and electricity being consumed by huge data centres. Yet so called experts call for a hose pipe ban and most likely raise water bills for ordinary households.
Friendly reminder that nobody has ever been fined for a hosepipe infraction. If these criminal water corporations want to start trying to take people to court then… We will see. Personally I doubt they will bother.
How about them experts call for fixing those leaks first?
Instead of fixing the leaks which are pissing billions of litres of water away, water firms have chosen to pay out dividends to shareholders and bonuses to executives. And now that they’re running out of water, they want to make it our problem. Taking the absolute piss.
Wonder if this is possibly linked to not building any new Resouviours in 30 years….
They can fuck right off.
We’ve just had 2 of the wettest years, back to back, since records began.
We also have a temperate climate. Water isn’t in short supply, here.
But they’ve used money they should have spent on improving existing infrastructure to prevent leaks (millions of litres per day), and building new infrastructure, on bonuses and dividends.
Oh, and water bills continue to rise for the rest of us plebs.
Again, they can fuck right off. I’ll be using my hose pipe as I like, cheers.
Edit – I forgot to also mention all the pollution and effluent dumps. Just to add to the above. Shithouses.
Pretty sure the only way the current government can „take back control“ of our public infrastructure and actually fix these problems, would be armed takeover… Which I’m sure we’d support?
I got in touch with our water company because the company north of our region has imposed a hose pipe ban. Got this response:
>we don’t have a hosepipe ban at the moment. We haven’t had any in many years, we do try not to do this. …
>We’re working round the clock to manage the impact of what has been the driest Spring in the East of England for over 100 years. Protecting the environment and the vital agricultural sector in the region in the face of such unusually dry conditions means doing everything we can to leave as much water in the environment as possible. Customers have been doing their bit, and whilst our reservoir levels are relatively close to normal, river levels across the region are very low.
I’ve recently moved to where I am now and am totally used to hosepipe bans. It was interesting to read ‚We haven’t had any in many years. We do try not to do this.‘
Am I missing something here. The graph in the article shows the current levels are pretty much the same as 2022 was at this time of year and in 2022 the levels dropped at their lowest point to just under 50%. The hosepipe bans and all the news surrounding this seems a bit hysterical for what appears to be very little reason.
Everyone needs to say f off to the ban. We get this consistently when we know it’s the poor infrastructure that leaks so much water. Imprison water bosses and seize the assets as a national emergency
As someone from a quite dry Southern European town living in the UK it still baffles me that:
* My water bill is based on an estimate, not on the reading of a meter like power or gas
* After a decade I am yet to see an [aerator](https://www.savemoneycutcarbon.com/learn-save/what-are-tap-aerators-and-how-do-they-work/#:~:text=Aerators%2C%20also%20called%20flow%20regulators,no%20difference%20in%20flow%20pressure) in a tap anywhere in this country
Anyway, keep using it like it falls from the sky…
So let me get this right, I can’t water my vegetables in my garden but the farmer next door can literally all day water their potatoes in the field, I’m talking a lot of water.
Probably shouldn’t be [removing or repurposing redundant
reservoirs also](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/669fce78ab418ab055592bc6/FRS18197_Removing_or_repurposing_redundant_reservoirs_R1.pdf)
Have the water companies invested in infrastructure to deal with the increase in population or have they continually lined their own pockets?
It’s not heat that Brits should be concerned about. It’s the forthcoming plunging winter temperature turning the UK into a frozen tundra. That’s the real consequence of global warming for Britain. Rather than worry about it being too hot, I’d suggest to buy a snow blower from B&Q.
why aren’t the bosses of water companies in prison. oh yeah, the regulator (full of industry players) and the government peeps would have to be there too.
I live near Kielder reservoir, it’s huge. When it was built it was laughed at for being too big and unnecessary. White elephant they said. Turns out it was an example of a water company doing the right thing and investing in the future water needs. Maybe more water companies need to follow that example.
As long as the golf course up the road keeps its lush green grass I will continue to water my tomatoes, thanks.
Hmm. Well. Maybe if they were poorly run by corrupt boards they’d not be in this mess and we wouldn’t have to bail them out.
Time to jail them and take back what should be publicly owned.
This country drives me absolutely insane.
The private ownership of water since 1989 has resulted in £78 billion paid in dividends, mostly to foreign-owned companies, many of which do not pay tax in this country. It has resulted in a £60 billion debt collectively and £9.1 million has been paid to chief executives in utterly excessive salaries.
Im furious.
How about experts call for the fixing of leaks? That’ll save more than a hosepipe ban.