Yorkshire Water, which supplies five million customers, says it has hit the point where a ban is needed.
Yorkshire Water, which supplies five million customers, has announced its first hosepipe ban in 27 years.
Mr Dewis added: "We need to make sure that we have enough supply for the essential needs of people across the region this year and next, as well as making sure we're able to protect our local environment by limiting the amount of water we have to draw from the rivers."Analysis - Paul Hudson, Climate Correspondent, BBC Yorkshire
Back then, pipes bringing water to our homes were leaking so much that tankers transported water from Northumberland into our reservoirs. And why hasn't another reservoir been built to increase water storage to deal with an ever-growing population?
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