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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Helena Horton Environment reporter

Thames Water announces hosepipe ban as dry weather depletes reservoirs

a boy cools off by running through a sprinkler
The hot weather has increased demand for water. Photograph: Andy Rain/EPA

Thames Water has announced a hosepipe ban as a record dry spring and summer has severely reduced water supplies.

Households in Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, Berkshire and Wiltshire will be banned from using hosepipes to wash cars or water gardens from Tuesday 22 July.

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