Hosepipe ban in Exeter (EX)

EX is supplied by South West Water.

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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South West Water's ban now covers its ENTIRE supply area, in force from 00:01 on 8 August 2026: all of Devon and Cornwall, the Isles of Scilly, and parts of Dorset and Somerset. The EX area used to straddle its boundary, when the ban covered named Mid and East Devon areas only and Exeter was outside it. That boundary is gone: every EX postcode in the supply area is now covered.