Don’t have a bath this Christmas (there’s a drought on)

December 23rd, 2011

FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda

South East Water issue winter drought restrictions to 65,000 homes in Sussex
First winter warning in UK since 2003
Water company blame unseasonably low rainfall and ‘faulty measurements at reservoir’

By
John Stevens

Last updated at 8:35 AM on 23rd December 2011

Drought warning: Forget the relaxing bath if you live in Sussex

It is the kind of order you might expect in the blazing sunshine of summer.

But householders in one part of the country have been hit with winter drought restrictions – warning them not to run baths or wash their cars over Christmas.

South East Water told residents of 65,000 homes in Sussex to take short showers instead of baths and to use washing machines and dishwashers only when there is a full load.

The measures have been introduced to help refill Ardingly Reservoir, seven miles south of Crawley, after water levels dropped to just 12 per cent at the end of November.

The water company blamed the problems on unseasonably low rainfall, but admitted it had been made worse by faulty measurements at the reservoir.

‘Normally we would expect rainfall in the early autumn to replenish our reservoirs after the summer, but an exceptionally dry September, October and November raised the urgency of the situation,’ a spokesman said.

‘South East Water monitors its reservoir levels, but during its more detailed investigations as part of its drought planning it found the relationship between levels and volume led to an overestimation of the storage available.’

The only time a winter drought order has previously been issued during the winter was in December 2003 in the North West.

But this year’s topsy-turvy weather has seen several counties remain in drought for several months after the lowest rainfall on record.

The East of England had only half its usual rainfall in September and October, following the driest spring for 80 years.

Dry: The East of England had only half its usual rainfall in September and October, following the driest spring for 80 years

Northamptonshire, Cambridgeshire and South Lincolnshire have had their driest year on record.

Forceasters say that the unseasonal weather is set to continue – all but killing off hopes of a white Christmas.

In fact, Christmas Day is expected to be wet and warm, with temperatures hitting 57f (14c), close to the record of 60f (15.6c) set in 1896 near Edinburgh. Following two snowy, ultra-cold Decembers, the festive season starts today with temperatures of 54f (12c) in England and Wales, which will be cloudy with rain moving south.

Warning: South East Water has told to take short showers instead of baths and to use washing machines and dishwashers only when there is a full load

Tomorrow, Christmas Eve, should be generally fine. The high of 57f on Christmas Day is likely to be reached in Scotland. In England and Wales it will be cloudy, with some drizzle, and temperatures of 55f (13c).

There will be similar temperatures on Boxing Day, which will see Scotland and Northern Ireland having more rain, while in England and Wales it will be dry, but cloudy.

Rachel Vince, forecaster with MeteoGroup UK, said: ‘It’s certainly going to be very mild, although there’s going to be quite a lot of rain in places.’

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I don’t like showers much I like to have a good old soak and I find I feel cold when getting out of the shower, unlike a bath. A bath helps me sleep too but I suppose I will have to start getting used to showers. 🙁

– shirley, Horsham, 23/12/2011 11:46

What a surprise we are short of water!!! that may be explained by the hugh rise in the population, you cannot expect to have millions more people in the country without buiding more reserviours, and yes the problem like the rest in this country lies with the amount of immigrants let in, water shortage, housing shortage, hospital waiting lists, congestions on roads, over crowded prisons, high unemployment,rising crime rates, over crowded schools, money wasted printing information in a mass of foreign languages,etc,etc etc ……. TOO many people!!!! small island.

– jb, wilts, 23/12/2011 11:43

if they spent some money on the upkeep of the infrastructure instead of paying fat salaries and dividends to investors then there would be no water wastage in the system therefore there would not be a need to tell customers to take it easy

– PGH7447, Farnborough, 23/12/2011 11:23

Being on a water meter I save around £50 a quarter by running my kitchen hot water tap, when needed, from cold to hot into a bucket and store the cold water in the bath ready for my next bathe, then simply top up with hot water. Carrying the buckets help keep me fit.

– Old OAP, Monmouth, Wales., 23/12/2011 11:08

TOO MANY PEOPLE IN THE UK, END OF!

– GIN, Aylesbury, 23/12/2011 10:58

How can a country that has so much rain ALL year, be having a drought.? We’re a “small” island surrounded by water but we’re not aloud to have baths use hose’s…!!

– Mel, West London, 23/12/2011 10:52

Anyone want to guess how many new homes and developments they want to build in this area? In how many are they planning to incorporate rainwater and grey water systems? Do they even include water butts? How much water does a power shower use? I think I’d like a few answers to those questions before I give up my half-full bath.

– Mini-ha-ha, Brighton Sussex, 23/12/2011 10:45

i pay my bill in advance,i’ll have ten baths a day if i want.unless you pay the money back.you have taken the money, you supply the water.

– cecil, in the bath., 23/12/2011 10:44

infastructure failing due to mass population. Cut the masses or build more reservoirs.

– sue, uk, 23/12/2011 10:35

It really has rained hardly at all where I live this year. (Didn’t stop the people who normally moan about it raining continuing to moan about the weather though). My garden soil has been bone dry, as hard as a rock. But looking out of the window now it seems the Sussex rain god must have returned from his holiday in Scotland.

– spring chicken, sussex, 23/12/2011 10:20

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