South West Water restriction status

Recorded area

Where the restriction applies

All South West Water customers in Devon, Cornwall, parts of Dorset and Somerset, and the Isles of Scilly.

An earlier restriction covered Mid Devon and parts of East Devon. The supplier expanded it across the named supply area from 00:01 on 8 August 2026.

Property check

How to avoid a boundary mistake

Confirm that South West Water supplies the property’s drinking water. County and postcode boundaries alone do not prove which water company serves an address.

1. Confirm South West Water supplies the drinking water.
2. Read the current supplier restriction notice.
3. Check the current exemptions before using a hosepipe.

Evidence record

What the source says

The supplier page says the expanded restriction is now in place for all of its customers across the named region.