South East Water hosepipe ban to affect 2.4 million people
South East Water says customers in Sussex, Surrey, Hampshire and Berkshire will face a ban.
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"deeply sorry and incredibly grateful to everyone helping us protect water supplies"
— Douglas Whitfield , Executive
"appalled, calling it the direct result of years of underinvestment in upgrading infrastructure and building resilience"
— Josh Babarinde , Politician
"We understand there can be issues in infrastructure but this is the third time in a year that we've had to close due to a lack of water."
— Toby Cooper , Other
"SEW had a responsibility to get a grip of its network."
— Mike Keil , Executive
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South East Water says customers in Sussex, Surrey, Hampshire and Berkshire will face a ban.
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