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BAN LIFTED BUT METERING GOES AHEAD

Folkestone and Dover Water Services has lifted its domestic hosepipe ban,  introduced o­n 2 April, after water reserves had fallen to low levels.

But the company said rainfall  over the last six months had been close to the average expected, and consumer demand had fallen 4% over the summer.

It said if the autumn and winter were as wet as forecast, then it should be able to avoid restrictions next year.

However, the company is continuing to stress the need for water efficiency and water conservation, and said in the long term it still intended to use the Water Scarcity Status allocated to its area which allows the introduction of compulsory metering.