The first hosepipe ban of the year has been announced. Southern Water is the first water firm in the UK to introduce a temporary use ban (Tub) in 2022.
The Tub, which will come into force on August 5, will affect people living across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. For the duration of the ban, people living in the affected areas will not be permitted to use their hosepipes to water gardens or clean cars.
Other activities forbidden while the Tub is in place include the filling of swimming pools or ornamental ponds. It marks the first Tub to be enforced in the region since 2012, reports BirminghamLive.
