No hosepipe ban for Warwickshire says Severn Trent

Despite being one of the hottest July days ever recorded yesterday (Thursday) water company Severn Trent has confirmed that there will be no hosepipe ban this year as its preparations meant it had plenty of raw and treated water available.

Demand for treated water yesterday reached more than two billion litres as people across the Midlands upped their usage as temperatures were well over 30˚C.

James Jesic, Managing Director of Production at Severn Trent, said: “We coped with weeks of high demand last year without having to put a hosepipe ban in place and we’ve made sure there won’t be one this year by improving our network and bringing on new sources of water.