is it just me or does that sound mental? p.s 2 million residents are still under a hosepipe ban...
2007-01-18 00:06:58 · 13 answers · asked by scotgal 4 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
A boring answer - because I do see the ridiculousness of the situation - it's because the "water tables" are still low
2007-01-18 00:10:41 · answer #1 · answered by big pup in a small bath 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Strange thing to say, the media reports all the news items and today the weather and the lifting of hosepipe bans by some water companies happens to be in the news today!
so they get reported.
The aquifiers are still not sufficiently replenished, although with recent rain in some areas this situation will soon be resolved. Thames Water reckons their aquifiers should be full by the end of Feb, so they have lifted the ban today. Check the Thames Water website, it explains quite clearly. Thames have done this today as the "good" news, the bad "news" is that they have not achieved their leakage reduction target, so they hope the lifting of the hosepipe ban will soften the blow
2007-01-18 08:21:13 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
For most areas the hosepipe ban has been lifted. There are still some areas though where the hosepipe ban is still in force because they need to wait until the water has decipitated. Anyway with this whether you don't need a hose-pipe do you!!
2007-01-18 08:13:16 · answer #3 · answered by Spence 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because it's not the same breath. The people who predict the weather are not the same people who place hosepipe bans to counter the effects of their bad management.
2007-01-18 08:11:12 · answer #4 · answered by MrPete 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
They've obviously built the reservoirs in the wrong place! Although, I don't suppose anyone actually needs to use a hosepipe at the moment . . .
2007-01-18 08:09:33 · answer #5 · answered by Dr Watson (UK) 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The hosepipe ban is lifted BECAUSE of the wet weather...
2007-01-18 08:09:46 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes, slightly mental. But...
Lots of the population get their water from underground aquifers, which are a bit like giant sponges. They are often made from chalk, which stores water very well. Thing is, it takes sometimes years (sometimes thousands) for the water to filter down from the surface to the aquifers, so while we are all drowning up here, they aquifers are still being run dry.
2007-01-18 08:11:46 · answer #7 · answered by Dave 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i belive that people already can tell you if a storm will hit and where but the real question is " how do you get people to lissen. remember the floods on the islands no one moved. the warnings were not too good but the realy dumb ones just stayed and watched.
besides the water restrictions are for our own good we have out grown our life stile our nabourhood our way of life. Its time to try to work this out and try to rebuild our water ways. the rain will only go out to sea most of the time, we need more of it but also we need to talk about how we can save it.
2007-01-18 08:23:16 · answer #8 · answered by pattyboy 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
how much does hosepipe contribute to global warming?
2007-01-18 08:24:13 · answer #9 · answered by Elcie 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Its due to the fact that underground reserves are still at low levels.
2007-01-18 08:09:37 · answer #10 · answered by richard_beckham2001 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋