No he won't
Edited by user 31 March 2012 12:33:32(UTC) | Reason: Not specified
South West Water say there will be no water restrictions.
http://www.southwestwater.co.uk/index.cfm?articleid=9268
Which is not the same as saying there will be no drought.
Going to the supermarket this morning, I passed the first local irrigation system in use. I couldn't make out what was in the field as I was driving, but it did look very patchy and parched. I think we may have a repeat pattern of last year when farmers were having to irrigate from Spring right through to harvest.
Seven water companies have announced the restrictions after two exceptionally dry winters left many areas in drought.
It means anyone using a hose for gardening or car washing in affected regions could face a fine of up to £1,000.
At Notcutts Garden Centre in Woodbridge, there has been eight times the normal demand for water butts since the ban was announced.
"Suppliers are working much longer shifts, up to 24 hours a day, I believe, in some places to keep up with the trade and we are sourcing across a wider supply base than we used to," said general manager Nick Bugden.
Many shoppers are leaving the store with two.
http://news.sky.com/home/uk-news/article/16199245
Apart from Tuesday there will be very little rain for the drought areas, high pressure should help to keep it quite sunny for many away from Scotland with temperatures of around 10 to 12c by the end of the week.
Good Friday looks nice in the south as well
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8026UNhZlvY&feature=plcp&context=C406c199VDvjVQa1PpcFM31siyQdCnA4yIPb2kKjFb96FJ6DByk-g%3D
Drove through a local common today which usually has a couple of a large ponds, one of them was virtually dried up not even enough for a duck to swim in.
Under 1 mm on my gauge for March though there may have been a bit evaporation. Local Met site has 1.7 mms for March.
Dundee Uni site has a total of 20 mms in 2012 so very dry.
Rivers beginning to look a bit dry and with little snow to melt on the hills there could be problems ahead.
Perhaps a change in the week to come though with snow and rain forecast. How much; only time will tell.
Although we have no drought worries here in Darlington at present I shall be taking a trip to B&Q tomorrow to get some Waterbutt's so I can save some rain water from the Greenhouse just incase the drought speads 66 miles NE from Scarbrough to Darlington
Although we have no drought worries here in Darlington at present...
You might do if you keep getting the dry, warm weather you wish for all the time... (autumn, winter, spring, summer repeat)
Hosepipe ban pass notes.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/apr/01/hosepipe-ban-pass-notes
Thought this might be of interest to those living in Thames Water areas.
The purpose of the exemption for Blue Badge holders was to prevent causing undue hardship to disabled persons in all activities. Therefore, this exemption has been extended to cover allotments as well as domestic gardens.
Households face hosepipe ban throughout summer no matter how much it rains
Households face a hosepipe ban throughout the entire summer, no matter how much it rains, water companies warned yesterday. The restrictions come into place this week and will continue until at least October in southern England and London, as any rainfall from now on is unlikely to replenish reservoirs. The news comes just four days after inflation-busting water bill increases for millions of customers.
Most of Britain is now affected by a drought, following extremely low rainfall over the past few months. Experts say that any rain from this point onwards will probably evaporate in the higher summer temperatures or be absorbed by soil and growing vegetation.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2123862/Households-face-hosepipe-ban-summer-matter-rains.html#ixzz1qsDzfygV
Not really news, just common sense really. Next winter is going to be interesting
Yes, just plain common sense and they're stating the obvious really. There's no way summer storms will replenish the amount of water we've lacked over two dry years. Having said that, there will be some people pouring scorn on the hosepipe ban the first day it rains.
The IMBY rainfall stats for January to March highlight just how dry it's been this year;
The top three driest years in reverse order (values in mm):
January February March Total
2011 86.6 49.4 10.5 146.5
2005 41.1 25.9 51.0 118.0
2012 42.0 15.2 24.5 81.7
It really is extraordinary.
Not unless torrential rain falls over reservoirs for long periods of time.
Autumn and winter/early Spring are going to have to be wet or very wet or otherwise we're in serious tourble next year without a doubt. Severe water restrictions for most if not all.
Good Lord.
Thats less than 4 inches so far this year.
Thats an annualised rate of just under 12 inches for the whole year were that to continue.
Winchester has been somewhat wetter:-
JAN - 45.5mm FEB - 21.8mm MAR - 32.3mm
However, it has got very dry since 3rd March when 24.9mm fell. Just 6.8mm in just over 4 weeks
Had a couple of bif fires down here recently in Bournemouth. Would probably not have gone up in flames so quickly this early in the year is it had not have been so dry. This is the sort of thing we nornally get down here at the hight of summer.
http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/9626084.Stray_firework_sparks_clifftop_inferno/