Hosepipe ban in Dorchester (DT)

DT is supplied by Wessex Water and 1 other.

Wessex Water

Ban in force

You cannot use a hosepipe or sprinkler at home. A watering can or bucket is still fine, and the maximum fine is £1,000.

Started: 18 August 2026
Ends: Until further notice

Areas covered: The entire Wessex Water water-supply area: Bath, Somerset, Dorset and Wiltshire, with parts of Gloucestershire and Hampshire.

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DT is supplied by

South West Water

Ban in force

You cannot use a hosepipe or sprinkler at home. A watering can or bucket is still fine, and the maximum fine is £1,000.

Started: 8 August 2026
Ends: Until further notice

Areas covered: The entire South West Water supply area: all of Devon and Cornwall, the Isles of Scilly, and parts of Dorset and Somerset.

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Which of these applies to you?

DT (Dorset) is mostly Wessex Water, with Lyme Regis (DT7) supplied by South West Water and the Bournemouth conurbation by Bournemouth Water. Three suppliers share one postcode area, so the company named on your bill decides which rules apply to you.