Sunday 7 August 2022 12:04 AM A shower? It's better to freshen up with a damp towel, say water bosses trends now
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Water companies have been accused of giving customers ‘laughable’ advice to deal with the worst drought since 1976 – including using oak barrels to collect non-existent rain and putting their feet up instead of cleaning the car.
Other tips include going online to look at a list of pop songs that last for four minutes – the maximum amount of time people are advised to have a shower.
Critics have slammed the ‘daft’ advice, which has been emailed or handed out to customers in the wake of hosepipe bans, introduced to cope with dwindling water supplies and the exceptional heatwave.
Thames Water suggests people should wipe themselves down with a cloth instead of taking a shower to cool off, wash dogs in leftover paddling pool water and relax on the sofa instead of cleaning the car.
Water companies have been slammed for 'daft' advice handed to customers in the wake of a hosepipe ban, including washing dogs with leftover paddling pool water (file pic)
The firm, owned by a consortium of foreign interests, advises: ‘From oak barrels to clay pots, there’s something for everyone.’
Meanwhile, Southern Water, which has imposed a hosepipe ban in parts of Hampshire and Sussex, suggests customers challenge themselves to finish a shower in the time it takes to listen to a four-minute track from a list of songs.
The hosepipe ban, which was introduced last week, comes as 3,113million litres of water are lost daily through holes in the nation’s 215,000 mile-long network of pipes and industry leaders are paid salaries running into the millions.
Severn Trent Water – whose boss Liv Garfield earned nearly £4million last year – wastes 425million litres of water a day.
The company is advising
