The hose pipe ban started on 5th April. We had some rain on the 3rd, and the
4th, and the 5th; in fact it has rained everyday since. Some days not much,
others quite a bit, which is just what we need. From the 3rd, daily figures
are 6.0, 18.3, 2.1, 0.0, 0.6, 0.6 & 11.4. [That 0.0 for Friday is a down
right lie! I got wet coming back from the shop at lunchtime. Obviously not
enough to tip the gauge though.]

When I was out this afternoon, I did notice that the last few days hadn't
really affected anything, and the local stream was still only a couple of
inches deep when it should be over a foot. But this evening's rain, 7.8mm
since 6pm, has had a real impact on the area.

1. I had to dodge the puddles on the footpaths on the way to the park.
2. Really serious squelching underfoot on the walk round the park.
3. Puddles forming all over the football field.
.... and ...
4. And I've had to give the dog a good rub down and drying twice in this
last week.

And that is the first time for ages that any of those have happened.
Certainly not over the winter. Rain we badly need, and at last we are
getting it, though it has taken 7 days to make an impact on the ground. With
upper levels of the soil now becoming waterlogged, perhaps we will get some
meaningful run off from the fields, which in turn should start filling the
rivers. The forecast on the Cumulus program is "Stormy, much precipitation".
Here's hoping.

Perhaps Anglian Water should have brought in the hosepipe ban a year ago.

jim, Northampton

jbm wrote:
The hose pipe ban started on 5th April. We had some rain on the 3rd, and
the 4th, and the 5th; in fact it has rained everyday since. Some days
not much, others quite a bit, which is just what we need. From the 3rd,
daily figures are 6.0, 18.3, 2.1, 0.0, 0.6, 0.6 & 11.4. [That 0.0 for
Friday is a down right lie! I got wet coming back from the shop at
lunchtime. Obviously not enough to tip the gauge though.]

When I was out this afternoon, I did notice that the last few days
hadn't really affected anything, and the local stream was still only a
couple of inches deep when it should be over a foot. But this evening's
rain, 7.8mm since 6pm, has had a real impact on the area.

1. I had to dodge the puddles on the footpaths on the way to the park.
2. Really serious squelching underfoot on the walk round the park.
3. Puddles forming all over the football field.
... and ...
4. And I've had to give the dog a good rub down and drying twice in this
last week.

And that is the first time for ages that any of those have happened.
Certainly not over the winter. Rain we badly need, and at last we are
getting it, though it has taken 7 days to make an impact on the ground.
With upper levels of the soil now becoming waterlogged, perhaps we will
get some meaningful run off from the fields, which in turn should start
filling the rivers. The forecast on the Cumulus program is "Stormy, much
precipitation". Here's hoping.

Perhaps Anglian Water should have brought in the hosepipe ban a year ago.

jim, Northampton

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Surprisingly, although in the Anglian Water region we are supplied by
Essex and Suffolk Water who don't have a hosepipe ban while all the
Water Companies adjacent to me do. I think perhaps they should have
though. Only 4.5mm yesterday which had little impact. Tipped us over the
100mm for the year so far though.
Dave, S.Essex

"Dave Cornwell" wrote in message ...

Surprisingly, although in the Anglian Water region we are supplied by
Essex and Suffolk Water who don't have a hosepipe ban while all the
Water Companies adjacent to me do. I think perhaps they should have
though. Only 4.5mm yesterday which had little impact. Tipped us over the
100mm for the year so far though.
Dave, S.Essex


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The 40 odd mm we've had this month has pushed the total for this year up to
128mm.

How come you've escaped the hose pipe ban? I though everywhere south and
east of us were added to the list last month.

Anglian Water have now opened negotiations with Severn Trent to pump water
from them to us this summer. Mainly using the rivers, there is one short
section of canal involved too.

http://www.anglianwater.co.uk/news/g...8C24FBCCF.aspx

jim, Northampton

P.S.

Trying not to panic, but it didn't rain yesterday, first time for 8 days. So
much for the "Stormy, much precipitation" forecast from my copy of Cumulus.
Local forecast tonight, however, promises rain every day for the next 5,
with thunder storms possible.

What's a thunder storm? Memory eludes me.

Jim, Northampton