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- Wessex Water imposed a hose-pipe ban on 1.4 million customers starting 18 August.
- Daily water demand topped 400 million litres, about 30 % above the seasonal average.
- On 11 July demand peaked at 449 million litres, equal to half-million hosepipes running hourly.
- Breaching the ban can incur a fine of up to £1,000.
- Affinity, South East, Southern, Cambridge and Welsh Water also imposed hose-pipe bans this summer.
