Thames Water warned customers that it may be forced to introduce a hosepipe ban in the coming weeks due to the lack of rainfall.
According to the supplier, demand has reached its highest levels for 25 years due to one of the driest starts to the year on record.
As a result of this, underground water levels have now fallen below average for the first time this year, with a spokesperson for the supplier telling the Standard: “The recent heatwave and extreme heat has resulted in extremely high demand, some of our highest for over 25 years.
