Sussex - Statutory Notice for Temporary Use Ban

STATUTORY NOTICE FOR
TEMPORARY USE BAN

To support the temporary use ban (hosepipe ban) imposed by South East Water,
Icosa Water also gives notice that, pursuant to sections 76 and 76A-C of the
Water Industry Act 1991, from 00:01 am on 18th July 2025, the use of potable
water (water treated to drinkable standards) supplied by Icosa Water is
prohibited throughout the sites it supplies within the Kent and Sussex area.
This temporary use ban will continue until further notification.
Customers on the Icosa Water Priority Services Register for medical reasons are
exempt. Full activities exempt from the restrictions can be found on our
website icosawater.co.uk/news/temporary-use-ban-in-south-east/
Those subject to the temporary use ban will be
domestic customers of Icosa Water. Activities covered
by the temporary use ban include the following:
Watering a garden using a hosepipe
Cleaning a private motor-vehicle (or a trailer for
such a vehicle) using a hosepipe

Watering plants on domestic or other non-
commercial premises using a hosepipe

Cleaning a private leisure boat using a hosepipe
Filling or maintaining a domestic swimming or
paddling pool
Drawing water, using a hosepipe, for domestic
recreational use
Filling or maintaining a domestic pond (manmade
or natural) using a hosepipe
Filling or maintaining an ornamental fountain
(including a cascade or any other display of moving
water, and includes filling by permanent plumbing)
Cleaning walls, or windows, of domestic premises
using a hosepipe
Cleaning paths or patios using a hosepipe
Cleaning other artificial outdoor surfaces using a
hosepipe
Affected Sites
Rosewood Park
Conningbrook Lakes
Linden Meadows
Dickens Gate
Ospringe Site B
Kings Oak Park, Headcorn
Preston Fields
Pearson Heights
Barden Croft
Friars Oak
Castor Park, Allington