A WATER company has no immediate plans to introduce what would be its first hosepipe ban in 27 years despite ongoing dry conditions.

The last hosepipe ban in Worcester imposed by Severn Trent was back in 1995 although the company is keeping the situation under review. 

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The hosepipe restrictions from Southern Water in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight came into force on Friday as the country bakes in an ongoing heatwave with the Met Office forecasting more hot weather to come.

In Kent and Sussex, about one million South East Water customers will face measures from August 12.

Meanwhile, Welsh Water has announced a hosepipe ban coming into force on August 19, covering Pembrokeshire and a small part of Carmarthenshire.

Dry conditions have led to a series of fires in the open across Worcestershire tackled by crews from Worcester, including 'a particularly busy day' on Tuesday.

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A spokesperson for Worcester Fire Station, part of Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service, said they had been dealing 'with multiple fires in the open incidents including this field fire of straw crop at Hinton-on-the-Green'.

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A spokesperson for Severn Trent Water said: “Our region has seen a dry start to the year, only seeing 67 per cent of the rainfall usually expected between April - June 2022. 

"However, there hasn’t been a hosepipe ban in our region for more than 27 years (since 1995), and as we do every year, we continue to monitor reservoir levels and demand for water closely.

“We’d like to thank all of our customers for their support in being mindful about non-essential water use as the warm and dry weather continues into the summer.”

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Customers are advised to help by cutting back their non-essential water use.

This includes keeping hydrated, having a shower rather than a bath, using a bucket and sponge rather than a hose to clean your car and looking for leaking toilets and getting them fixed.

Other advice includes turning off taps when not in use, emptying a paddling pool over plants, watering plants in the evening with a watering can (which is more effective as less water will evaporate).

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