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Welcome to Drought-Order.com
Latest
News:
Thames Water withdraws application for London Drought
Order
Thames Water surprisingly announced that it has withdrawn
its application to Defra for a Drought Order for London. The
company also thanked customers for their efforts to reduce
water use and appealed to them to continue the good work, as
the long-term drought is far from over.
Hosepipe & Sprinkler Bans astill exist by the following
water companies:
Cholderton & District, Mid Kent, Southern, South East,
Sutton & East Surrey, Thames and Three Valleys.
Generally, recent rainfall has not made significant
difference to water levels in reservoirs and aquifiers.
After 23 months of below-average rainfall levels are expeced
to remain low.
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 Water
is scarce in England as well as in parts of Scotland, Wales and Northern
Ireland. With the lowest rainfall, groundwater and reservoir levels for
decades, large scale drought is already occurring in the UK . This new
website exists purely to provide current information and help in saving
water and in living through Drought Orders.
Whenever current Drought Orders end, there will be more to follow in
the future!
We have now experienced two consecutive years of seriously low
rainfall. resulting in low groundwater and drying reservoirs and
aquifers. Everyone can help to avoid the necessity of Drought Orders and
Standpipes - and save some money at the same time!
Drought-Order.com provides
up-to-date information on the situation at all the UK's Water Supply
Companies. Add us to your favourites!
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London has less rainfall than Madrid and Rome. |
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