Hosepipe ban, why is this not nationwide?

It’s not only Birmingham that takes water from wales Tryweryn Valley in Gwynedd supplies Merseyside Which is also supplied by LakecVyrnwy Apparently Wales receives no direct payment for its water

Is South East Water in a bet with Thames Water to be named the most useless?

We in Merseyside are grateful to Wales for the lovely soft water we receive. I’ve no idea if Wales are paid for it but we definitely pay some company for our water .
Soft water is so much kinder for our appliances and pipes . Thank you Wales .

We had another major thunderstorm and heavy rain last night, thank goodness! 2nd in not much more than a week, so a lot less need for watering gardens.
And slightly less sweltering here today! I’d had more than enough of 36 deg…

Casdon

It’s not necessary, because there isn’t a national water grid, water delivery systems between different areas of the country are not connected, and not everybody has supply issues. We in Wales don’t pipe water to Kent for example, although we do supply a lot of water to Birmingham. I just checked and it says our water supply is currentlyin a strong, stable position.

and to Liverpool. Lyn Brianne was added to and connected to cover East Wales too.

Witzend

We had another major thunderstorm and heavy rain last night, thank goodness! 2nd in not much more than a week, so a lot less need for watering gardens.
And slightly less sweltering here today! I’d had more than enough of 36 deg…

We get a fair amount of water to fill our supply because it rains heavily up-river. I have had about 10 minutes rain in 2 weeks, so unless I water, my 14 trees will die.

roxie39

The reason SE Water has felt the need to introduce a hose pipe ban is down to their own inefficiency. Several times over the last couple of years hundreds of residents have had their water completely cut off. After much pressure the Chief Executive resigned last May. He should have been sacked.

It is an absolute catastrophe.

I assume you mean England wide as we in Scotland have had a lot of rain and most certainly do not neef a hosepipe ban

Thisismyname1953

We in Merseyside are grateful to Wales for the lovely soft water we receive. I’ve no idea if Wales are paid for it but we definitely pay some company for our water .
Soft water is so much kinder for our appliances and pipes . Thank you Wales .

Soft water is wonderful for our appliances and pipes but it is less good for our health having a higher sodium content. If one installs a water softener, drinking water should not come from the softner unit. If you live in a soft water area you can't avoid consuming it though, unless you purchase bottled water!

jocork

Thisismyname1953

We in Merseyside are grateful to Wales for the lovely soft water we receive. I’ve no idea if Wales are paid for it but we definitely pay some company for our water .
Soft water is so much kinder for our appliances and pipes . Thank you Wales .

Soft water is wonderful for our appliances and pipes but it is less good for our health having a higher sodium content. If one installs a water softener, drinking water should not come from the softner unit. If you live in a soft water area you can't avoid consuming it though, unless you purchase bottled water!

Is this a scientific medically endorsed fact, or just supposition based on the fact that too much salt is not good for one?

Because I’ve lived in a soft water area for 40 years and have never heard of this…

I thought naturally soft water (like the water on Merseyside) is "soft" because it's low in calcium and magnesium. I don't think it's high in sodium (salt), whereas artificially softened water uses salt in the softening process. (Could be wrong.)

I live in Ashford kent. We are on a hosepipe ban. However few miles towards the coast is Dover and Folkestone under a different water company and no ban! A few weeks ago we had no water at all coming through our taps. Days and days we were bone dry. Bottled water was delivered...! But there building thousands and thousands of new houses here. Where's the water going to come from! Unbelievable! Keep cool everyone...the hot weather is returning next week! 🥵

I keep a couple of dustbins filled with water in my garden so when I go away someone can use the water to water my plants. It takes me absolutely ages to fill them using my hose pipe which makes me realise I’m not actually using a great deal of water if I use the hose on my garden for far less time than it takes me to fill the dustbins. Water sprinklers are a different matter though.

Our water comes from the river Severn no shortage of water flowing out of Wales the whole system was upgraded from local rivers and boreholes after 1976