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England Water Firms Seek Nonessential Water Ban as Drought
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- England's water companies have asked for non-essential business water bans as drought persists.
- Southern Water applied for a drought order to draw water from the River Test, a salmon stream.
- Defra must approve the bans despite the government's lack of response.
- Yorkshire entered drought status on 9 October, the region added to the alert.
- South West Water director Sam Bottomley warned the region is entering a critical phase of prolonged drought.