Menu icon Search icon MyAccount United Utilities Temporary Use Ban Published: 17/07/2018 Home News United Utilities Temporary Use Ban United Utilities Temporary Use Ban. United Utilities has announced a Temporary Use Ban in the North West of England. Please visit unitedutilities.com for full details. The Temporary Use Ban is scheduled to come into force on 5 August 2018. Unless there is a period of sustained rainfall before then, these restrictions will help to safeguard essential water supplies for longer. As a business, you may be allowed to use a hosepipe if this is directly related to the use of water for your commercial purposes. There are restrictions on you using a hosepipe if not for those essential needs. The Temporary Use Ban will be in place until water levels are acceptable. For full details of these restrictions, please view United Utilities FAQs for business customers. For the latest updates on water supply issues. For water efficiency advice, visit our water efficiency page. Want to hear more from Castle Water? Join the conversation on Twitter, Facebook or LinkedIn. What our customers say Back to top More 5-star reviews than all other water retailers combined. About Us Services Water Management Cookies Policy How To Pay Area Update Useful Resources Contact Us Careers Website T&C's Privacy Policy Anti-Slavery & Human Trafficking Policy Anti-Slavery and Human Trafficking Statement 2019/2020 Registered office: Castle Water Limited, 1 Boat Brae, Rattray, Blairgowrie, PH10 7BH. Registered company number: SC475583. © Castle Water Castle Water Twitter Castle Water Facebook Castle Water LinkedIn Castle Water YouTube Castle Water Instagram Cookie consent This website uses cookies that help the website to function and also to track how you interact with our website. But for us to provide the best user experience, enable the specific cookies from Settings, and click on Accept. PreferencesReject AllAccept All