{"id":114248,"date":"2022-08-12T15:30:50","date_gmt":"2022-08-12T14:30:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=114248"},"modified":"2022-08-12T15:34:57","modified_gmt":"2022-08-12T14:34:57","slug":"drought-declared-across-england-as-20m-face-water-restrictions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/energy-news\/drought-declared-across-england-as-20m-face-water-restrictions\/114248\/","title":{"rendered":"Drought declared across England as 20m face water restrictions"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>The Environmental Agency declared a drought today (12 August) across eight major regions of England, marking the driest summer for half a century<\/h2>\n<p>The Environmental Agency declared a drought today (12 August) after a meeting of the National Drought Group, which includes water companies, government and agency officials, and other groups such as the National Farmers\u2019 Union.<\/p>\n<p>The drought was declared across the following regions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The East Midlands<\/li>\n<li>Devon and Cornwall<\/li>\n<li>Solent and South Downs<\/li>\n<li>Herts and north London<\/li>\n<li>Kent and south London<\/li>\n<li>Thames<\/li>\n<li>Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire<\/li>\n<li>East Anglia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">From today the following regions will move into drought status:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Devon and Cornwall<br \/>\n&#8211; Solent and South Downs<br \/>\n&#8211; Kent and South London<br \/>\n&#8211; Herts and North London<br \/>\n&#8211; East Anglia<br \/>\n&#8211; Thames<br \/>\n&#8211; Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire<br \/>\n&#8211; East Midlands<\/p>\n<p>Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jvtx3b0Yu3\">https:\/\/t.co\/jvtx3b0Yu3<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SrneWKKnTN\">pic.twitter.com\/SrneWKKnTN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Environment Agency (@EnvAgency) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EnvAgency\/status\/1558095393442840576?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 12, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>What to expect: hosepipe bans, flash floods and thunderstorms<\/h3>\n<p>Thunderstorms are predicted by the Met Office to occur next week, but the volume of rain will be insufficient to balance the drought\u2019s impact on crops and vegetation and may in fact increase the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/building-control-news\/properties-flood-damage\/87676\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">risk of flash flooding<\/a>, as the University of Reading demonstrates:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">In this experiment Dr Rob Thompson of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UniRdg_Met?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@UniRdg_Met<\/a> shows just how long it takes water to soak into parched ground, illustrating why heavy rainfall after a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/drought?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#drought<\/a> can be dangerous and might lead to flashfloods. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/R0b1et?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@R0b1et<\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UniRdg_water?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@UniRdg_water<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zbb3xLTXdK\">pic.twitter.com\/zbb3xLTXdK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Uni of Reading (@UniofReading) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UniofReading\/status\/1557350976725581824?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 10, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Hosepipe bans<\/h3>\n<p>With Yorkshire and the West Midlands also expected to have a drought declared, Yorkshire Water has already declared a hosepipe ban on non-commercial use of clean water services <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorkshirewater.com\/careers\/working-for-yorkshire-water\/what-we-re-all-about\/#:~:text=We%20collect%201%20billion%20litres%20of%20water%20every,look%20after%2072%2C000%20acres%20of%20reservoirs%20and%20countryside.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">for its 5m clients<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/mmc-news\/modern-method-of-construction-water-projects-tilbury-douglas\/112161\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Thames Water<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/energydigital.com\/company-reports\/thames-water-supply-chain-transformation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">which supplements over 15m<\/a>) strategy and regulatory affairs director Cathryn Ross said when speaking to BBC Breakfast that they were \u201cready to go\u201d with a hosepipe ban and in Wales, Welsh Water\u2019s ban will come into effect on the 19th of August.<\/p>\n<h3>A drought being declared highlights the need for sustainable practices and achieving net zero<\/h3>\n<p>As the UK endures the second heatwave in six weeks, the UK Green Building Council (UKCBC) has reiterated its appeal to the government to prioritise sustainability in future housing practice and retrofit existing housing stock.<\/p>\n<p>UKGBC\u2019s director of communications, Policy &amp; Places, Simon McWhirter, said:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAround 80% of buildings and homes which stand today will still be occupied and inhabited in 2050. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/featured\/smart-buildings-construction-technology\/111757\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Preparing and adapting these buildings<\/a> to reduce water demand, alongside energy use, is a vital part of the solution and the most cost-effective and efficient way to conserve everyday water usage and reduce costs to consumers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis should be an urgent policy priority for our future Prime Minister. Greater water efficiency must be designed into the forthcoming Future Homes Standard and building regulations to prevent new buildings from adding to the problem.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We also urgently need a national strategy to upgrade the UK\u2019s 29 million existing homes. 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