A hosepipe ban across Leeds has been announced by Yorkshire Water, coming into place later this month, as the city experiences the lowest rainfall in more than 130 years.
Yorkshire Water has announced it will introduce a hosepipe ban across Leeds and Yorkshire from August 26, meaning certain activities such as watering your garden using a hosepipe could land you a £1,000 fine. The ban comes just weeks after the country hit record breaking temperatures.
The hot, dry, weather and lack of rainfall means that Yorkshire’s rivers are running low and reservoirs are around 20 per cent lower than usual. The ban means Yorkshire Water can abstract more water from rivers and reduce flows out of reservoirs.
