Water Ban

triggerthat · 11 Oct 2006 at 19:42

Is it still on? I've seen a lot of people recently haxing their water.

Duke · 11 Oct 2006 at 19:43

Haxing their water? o.O

Saberu · 11 Oct 2006 at 19:45

Duke said:
Haxing their water? o.O

Downloading Counter-strike 1.6 cheats then modifying them to shoot triple speed bursts of water out of your hosepipe

Lol but seriously hacking also means gaining access to/ managing something so it works in this context. I noticed it was raining a lot the other day and I wasn't allowed to use the hosepipe hmm.

triggerthat · 11 Oct 2006 at 20:33

lol.

Is the hose-ban still on?

ElRazur · 11 Oct 2006 at 20:34

Dont know...but drought order for london has been withdrawn.

Windle · 11 Oct 2006 at 22:59

hosepipe ban is still on yes.

http://www.thames-water.com/UK/regi...ownload_000732.jsp?SECT=Multi_Download_000732

Lagmeister · 12 Oct 2006 at 08:25

I was unaware that there was a ban on having water

Mr-White · 12 Oct 2006 at 09:27

the government keep saying its due to lack of rain full but its down to them not processing enough water and the lack of a reservoir in the south east area. putting us on a water ban wont solve the problem, with all these houses they're building its only going to get worse.

MW

chimaera · 12 Oct 2006 at 09:47

Thames water have a hosepipe ban and are verging on a drought order.

3 Valleys have a hosepipe ban but have much more water than Thames do due to the area topography.

ANother reason why north london is the best

paradigm · 12 Oct 2006 at 10:05

chimaera said:
Thames water have a hosepipe ban and are verging on a drought order.

3 Valleys have a hosepipe ban but have much more water than Thames do due to the area topography.

ANother reason why north london is the best

You mean another reason why not living anywhere near London is best

We don't get droughts or hosepipe bans \o/

The_TailGunner · 12 Oct 2006 at 10:17

Mr-White said:
lack of a reservoir in the south east area.

MW

theres at least one large reservoir in the south east... CLICKY

when i lived there, they were adding a pipeline direct to the medway for extra water (about 10 years ago)

however- the problem isnt so much processing...the problem is leaks in the pipes....SOOOO many leaks. millions of gallons a day...

Samtheman1k · 12 Oct 2006 at 10:23

Saberu said:
I noticed it was raining a lot the other day and I wasn't allowed to use the hosepipe hmm.

If it was raining, why do you want to use your hosepipe?

The_TailGunner · 12 Oct 2006 at 10:25

Samtheman1k said:
If it was raining, why do you want to use your hosepipe?

filling the bath instead of a shower?

Puppetmaster · 12 Oct 2006 at 10:37

to be fair, im surpsied the ban is still on, considering its tipped it down pretty much every day in october in the brighton area so far.

Windle · 12 Oct 2006 at 13:51

Everytime this topic comes up people jump in with the wrong information. There is adequate Aquifers/Boreholes in the south, however there has been a long period of below average rainfall. Therefore underground water levels are at a low, combined with the leaks this results to not enough water. However, new boreholes/aquifers won't help alleviate the problem as they will still be drawing from the same water table.

stoofa · 12 Oct 2006 at 14:20

The bans don't really bother us.
As we have a pond with live fish in at the bottom of our garden we're allowed to keep this topped up even when there is a general hosepipe ban.
Because the taps are inside and the hosepipe outside, once we've finished topping up the pond we have to walk down the garden with the hosepipe before really being able to switch it off and it's amazing where the water goes as you're walking down the garden...

Windle · 12 Oct 2006 at 14:27

until somebody reports you and a hefty fine falls through your door. Do you think the ban isn't there for a reason?

norm · 12 Oct 2006 at 14:30

People can just as easily install a rain butt and use that to supply their garden with.