Practical, sourced guidance on storing emergency water, what to do if your supply is cut off, and how UK water companies are required to respond — plus what's happening with specific suppliers right now.
Live hosepipe bans, boil water notices and supply interruptions, by supplier — updated as they develop.
133 properties around Buckden, Oughtershaw and Hubberholme in Upper Wharfedale were told to boil tap water after bacteria was found at a service reservoir — Yorkshire Water hasn't given an end date.
Around one million customers across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight are affected, with the Environment Agency's September drought report confirming the ban remains active and no end date announced.
A burst main cut supply across Esher, Thames Ditton, Molesey and 18 postcodes in south-west London and Surrey on 28 September — what happened, and what to do if you're still affected.
Around seven million customers are affected, with no end date confirmed — officials say it could run well into autumn or winter.
Restrictions across Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly following the driest July on record — what's banned and how long it could last.
The ban remains in force with no end date confirmed — what's restricted, what's still allowed, and who's exempt.
Wessex Water's first restrictions in 50 years — what's restricted, exemptions, and why there's no compensation for a standard hosepipe ban.
The precautionary notice across Rhondda Cynon Taf has now been fully lifted — what caused it, and what to do now it's resolved.
Hertfordshire and parts of Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex, Surrey and north/west London are affected, with no end date confirmed.
All household customers across the supply area are covered, with 11 specified hosepipe uses restricted and no end date confirmed.
A formal DWI notice covers 16 supply zones over discolouration risks, with compliance deadlines running to 2031 — not a boil-water or do-not-drink instruction.
Around 350,000 customers across Cambridgeshire and parts of Bedfordshire are affected, with no end date confirmed — the company's first such restriction in over 30 years.
A formal DWI notice over discolouration risks sets a compliance timetable running to 2031 — not a boil-water or do-not-drink instruction.
Evergreen, sourced guides on how much water to store and what to do when something goes wrong.
The GOV.UK minimum and comfortable figures, what your water company is separately required to provide under industry regulation, and how to work out the real number for your household.
How to tell an outage, low pressure, and a boil water notice apart, what your water company must provide, and what compensation you may be owed.
Containers, whether UK tap water needs treating before storage, where to keep it, and how to rotate your stock.
The same official guidance, with your own water company's reporting links and contact numbers.
What to do if your supply is interrupted, specific to your supplier — same official guidance, your company's own reporting links.
Scotland and Northern Ireland have their own separate regulators and rules — their guides note this clearly rather than reusing the England and Wales figures.