Yorkshire Water says the ban is necessary due to a significant decline in reservoir levels.
Yorkshire Water said it had done all it could to avoid imposing restrictions, but it had become necessary after reservoir levels fell below 50% for the first time sinceNeil Dewis, the company's director of water, said: "We need to make sure that we have enough supply for the essential needs of people across the region this year and next, as well as making sure we're able to protect our local environment by limiting the amount of water we have to draw from the rivers.
With less than a week to go of meteorological summer, less than 50% of expected rainfall has been recorded across the county - following an exceptionally dry spring. Water is already, for example, pumped out of the River Ouse and piped across to Eccup reservoir in West Yorkshire, which supplies drinking water to Leeds.Just as well, with more dry weather expected as we head through late August and into early September., a decision based on low river flows, groundwater and reservoir levels.
The hosepipe ban applies to customers across West, South and East Yorkshire, most of North Yorkshire, part of North Lincolnshire, and parts of Derbyshire
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