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SE hosepipe ban: water company blames people working from home 'increasing drinking water demand [View all]
The first hosepipe ban of the summer has been blamed on more people working from home since the pandemic leading to an ‘increased demand’ for drinking waterhttps://inews.co.uk/news/hosepipe-ban-water-company-working-from-home-2434431
A water company boss has blamed a rise in the number of people working from home for the first hosepipe ban of the summer. South East Water, which supplies more than two million homes and businesses, will impose the first hosepipe ban of the summer from Monday, affecting households across Kent and Sussex.
The company’s chief executive David Hinton claimed that people working from home was a “key factor” behind the ban, as it has “increased drinking water demand”.
In a letter to customers, he wrote: “Over the past three years the way in which drinking water is being used across the south east has changed considerably.
“The rise of working from home has increased drinking water demand in commuter towns by around 20 per cent over a very short period, testing our existing infrastructure.”
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