No hosepipe ban but water use warning issued
A message posted by Guernsey Water on Facebook said while overall storage levels were 4.5% below the 10-year average - which equated to a fortnight's water use - the amount available was still in a "healthier position" than areas of the UK where bans have been issued.
The company urged customers to be mindful of water use over the summer, in case circumstances changed.
It said it would issue monthly updates to customers on whether the chances of a hosepipe ban had increased or not.
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Recent hot weather led to Southern Water, Yorkshire Water, South East Water and Thames Water to impose hosepipe bans to some of their customers.
Guernsey Water said the situation in the island was not as urgent as the areas where hosepipe bans had been put in place.
A spokesperson for the company said: "Right now, if the current trends continue, we will not face a hosepipe ban this summer.
"This doesn't mean you should all go and pressure wash your driveways, leave the sprinkler running or choose Bohemian Rhapsody as your shower song - but it does mean that at this stage voluntary cuts is all we will continue to ask for."
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