SOUTHERN WATER HOSEPIPE BAN
Southern Water has taken the decision to introduce a Temporary Use Ban (TUB) for all customers in Hampshire and the Isle of
Wight (see map) who have their water supplied by Southern Water, from Friday 5th August 2022.
Prohibited Uses
The use of a hosepipe, including using sprinklers, dripper hoses, automatic irrigation systems and similar devices, is prohibited for the following:
1. Watering a garden using a hosepipe;
2. Cleaning a private motor-vehicle using a hosepipe;
3. Watering plants on domestic or other non-commercial premises using a hosepipe;
4. Cleaning a private leisure boat using a hosepipe;
5. Filling or maintaining a domestic swimming or paddling pool;
6. Drawing water, using a hosepipe, for domestic recreational use;
7. Filling or maintaining a domestic pond using a hosepipe;
8. Filling or maintaining an ornamental fountain;
9. Cleaning walls, or windows, of domestic premises using a hosepipe;
10. Cleaning paths or patios using a hosepipe;
11. Cleaning other artificial outdoor surfaces using a hosepipe.
Note that customers can still undertake the above activities if they use mains water from a bucket or watering can or use water that is not sourced from the mains such as grey water, rainwater from a water butt through a hosepipe, or private boreholes.
It appears that blue badge holders can carry on regardless under the Discretionary Universal Exception but are asked to use water wisely.
https://www.southernwater.co.uk/.../wat.../hampshire-drought