South West Water asks customers to save water during stormy weather

South West Water has asked everyone to save water during stormy weather, in an article published on its media centre on 28 October 2026¹. The company's news listing carries the item under the headline "Why we're asking everyone to save water during stormy weather", tagged to water saving and drought¹.

The listing gives no further detail of the request. It does not state which areas are affected, how long the request applies, what specific savings are sought, or whether stormy weather itself is connected to the pressure on supplies; none of this has been reported on the page¹. The article sits alongside a series of other drought related announcements from the same company in October 2026, which give the context for the request¹.

The 6 October item records that the company applied for non-essential water use restrictions because of pressure on local water resources¹. The listing does not say whether that application has been granted, or whether any restrictions are in force; that has not been reported on the page¹. Other items on the same listing refer to the drought reaching a critical phase and urge customers to check for leaking toilets, and to the company clearing more than 5,500 avoidable sewer blockages in a year while urging customers to flush only the three P's¹.

Why it matters for households

The request is addressed to everyone in South West Water's supply area, from 28 October 2026¹. Households in that region are therefore being asked by their water company to save water at a time when the company also reports drought conditions and has applied for non-essential water use restrictions¹. The listing does not set out what the request means in practice for individual households, and no advice beyond the headline request appears on the page¹. Households wanting to know how their company will contact them during a water incident, or how to check that a caller claiming to be from the water company is genuine, can find guidance in the site's pages on how your water company will contact you in an incident and how to check a water company caller is genuine. The site's water hub covers wider planning for supply interruptions, including bottled supplies, tankers and bowsers from your water company.

What happens next

No next steps are dated on the listing beyond the 28 October article itself¹. It does not say when the request to save water will be reviewed or lifted, or what decision is expected on the application for non-essential water use restrictions made on 6 October¹.