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Guardian environment correspondent, covering climate action across Europe and beyond. All opinions my own and no doubt totally wrong
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How can I water my garden in a hosepipe ban and will there be drought this summer?

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By Damien Gayle Verified
| Inkl
Gardeners can still fill a watering can from a tap to water their plants. Photograph: Dan Brownsword/Getty Images/Image Source Millions of people across southern England are subject to hosepipe bans after prolonged periods of extreme heat and reduced rainfall. On Tuesday, Thames Water, Britain’s biggest water company, announced a ban starting on Thursday. Here, the Guardian answers questions about what the restriction means for you. How do water companies decide to implement a ban?
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How can I water my garden in a hosepipe ban and will there be drought this summer?

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By Damien Gayle Verified
| Yahoo News UK Verified
Millions of people across southern England are subject to hosepipe bans after prolonged periods of extreme heat and reduced rainfall. On Tuesday, Thames Water, Britain's biggest water company, announced a ban starting on Thursday. Here, the Guardian answers questions about what the restriction means for you. How do water companies decide to implement a ban? Hosepipe bans are intended to preserve water resources when they are running low.
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Water firms in England and Wales 'leak five times what hosepipe ban would save'

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By Damien Gayle Verified
| MSN UK Verified
Water companies are wasting five times more water through leaky pipes than even a nationwide hosepipe ban could save, environmental campaigners say. Research by Greenpeace UK found that 2.87bn litres of water a day seep from leaky pipes in England and Wales. That is enough to fill 1,150 Olympic-sized swimming pools and amounts to a fifth of all water pumped through the network.
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