NRW\u2019s drought status<\/a> is separate from any hosepipe ban: its own Temporary Use Bans are operational tools that are only introduced when local demand risks outstripping the ability of treatment works and service reservoirs to keep pace.\n<\/p>\n\n Welsh Water, which serves much of Wales, says it has no current plans to introduce restrictions on customers in this part of the country, even as the company manages high demand elsewhere.\n<\/p>\n
\n A spokesperson said the Temporary Use Ban in Mid and South Ceredigion was brought in because local demand and the capacity of treatment and storage systems there had prompted short-term limits on non-essential use, even though raw water levels in reservoirs remain healthy.\n<\/p>\n
\n The company has previously explained that NRW\u2019s drought status reflects environmental conditions, including rainfall, river flows, and groundwater, while a hosepipe ban is an operational step based on local demand and the ability to replenish service reservoirs with drinking water as quickly as people are using it.\n<\/p>\n
\n That means different parts of Wales can face different rules at the same time, depending on how individual networks are coping with the heat and dry weather.\n<\/p>\n
\n Hafren Dyfrdwy, which supplies Wrexham and parts of Flintshire and Denbighshire, is also seeing high demand but says there are no restrictions in place in its patch \u2013 and has urged customers to help keep it that way.\n<\/p>\n
\n A Hafren Dyfrdwy spokesperson said: “We\u2019re seeing extremely high demand for water, 20% higher than usual at this time of year as people are using more water and for much longer throughout the day than usual.\n<\/p>\n
\n “There are no restrictions in place in the Hafren Dyfrdwy region and by using water wisely now, customers can help us keep taps flowing and avoid the need for further measures if the hot and dry weather continues.\n<\/p>\n
\n “Small changes made by lots of people can have a huge impact.\n<\/p>\n
\n “For example, leave the lawn \u2013 they soon recover when the rains come again and if you need to water plants use a watering can instead of a hose, as they use about 1,000 litres an hour, equivalent to the water one person would use in a week.\n<\/p>\n
\n “Even with the cooler weather it’s good to be mindful about use indoors, things like only turning your dishwasher or washing machine on when they’re full helps.\n<\/p>\n
\n “Our teams are working around the clock, treating more water, moving supplies across the region where it\u2019s needed and fixing and finding leaks quicker, but we need consumers to help too.\n<\/p>\n
\n “With the prolonged dry weather ongoing, we would urge everyone to help protect supplies by using water mindfully.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Natural Resources Wales (NRW) has moved a series of North Wales catchments, including Clwyd and Dee, into drought…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":710566,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[1397,90,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-710565","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-environment","tag-environment","tag-science","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/710565","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=710565"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/710565\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/710566"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=710565"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=710565"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=710565"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}