Irrigation hose . File photoMOSCOW, Aug 24The ban on the use of hoses for irrigation to save water due to drought comes into force for 14 million Britons, including Londoners. The company announced the ban last week Thames Water, providing water and wastewater services in the UK capital and surrounding counties of southern England.More than 70 percent of pubs predicted to close in Britain due to electricity pricesResidents of the region will not be able to use water hoses to water gardens and land, fill swimming pools, ornamental ponds and fountains, wash cars, windows, walls and other parts of the property. The ban will also extend to the use of sprinklers and hose-connected jet washers. Britons with mobility problems and a disabled parking permit will be able to continue to use a water hose to water their garden, as well as wash their car and property. Irrigation was introduced in the largest English county of Yorkshire, it will come into force on August 26. A similar ban in Cornwall and part of Devon was introduced from August 23 by South West Water, serving 1.7 million inhabitants. In Hampshire and Isle of Wight the ban on watering from hoses came into force on August 5, in the counties of Kent and Sussex on August 12, in Pembrokeshire in Wales on August 19. The Daily Mail reported that a total of restrictive measures across the country could affect 20.5 million people. In July, the UK faced a heat wave. On Tuesday, July 19, the temperature broke the previous record of 38.7 degrees and reached 40.3 degrees. A drought has been declared in 9 of the 14 districts of England and southwest Wales due to prolonged heatwaves. three times
