Oxfordshire, Temporary Ban On Domestic Hosepipe Use

STATUTORY NOTICE FOR TEMPORARY USE BAN

To support the temporary use ban (hosepipe ban) imposed by Thames 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 22nd 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 post code supply areas of OX, GL, SN, RG4, RG8 & RG9. This temporary use ban will continue until further notification.

Customers on the Icosa Water Priority Services Register, are a blue badge holder or are on the WaterSure tariff 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-thames/

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

• Meadow Brook

• Crispin Gardens

• Regency Gardens

• Emmer Green Drive

• Lyneham Fields

• The Oaks at Hadden

• Newtown Road

• Kings Water