Hosepipe suspension for Hampshire and Isle of Wight Southern Water customers

“In June, we saw about a third of the flow and the models didn’t necessarily predict that correctly,” said Tanya Flask, director of water operations.

“When we actually measured the levels we saw, it went down a lot, faster than we thought.”

Households are asked to use watering cans or buckets for tasks such as watering gardens, filling pools or washing cars.

According to South Water, including investment in infrastructure The UK’s first new reservoir for 30 yearsBy 2040 it will help stop water withdrawals from the Test and Itchen rivers.

According to Paul Vigneault, the executive director of the Test and Etchen Association, “… we have no reservoirs here and all the water comes from the river or the water.

“And if you effectively take water from our rivers and reservoirs, you’re taking water from nature.”