英国南部、东南部和西南部的三家水务公司正向环境、食品与农村事务部提出申请，建议对企业实施严格的非必需用水限制，以缓解英格兰持续的供水危机。1 拟议禁令涵盖高尔夫俱乐部和私立学校的灌溉活动，以及商业洗车设施的运营。1
这一举措是在英国11个地区仍处于干旱状态的背景下提出的。1 英国的水库蓄水量处于历史低位，19个水库蓄水量不足总容量的50%，其中8个处于异常低的水平。1 以阿尔丁利水库为例，其蓄水量为1.05亿升，总容量为5.2亿升。1 康沃尔郡科利福德水库蓄水量为37%，为10.68亿升；萨默塞特郡温布尔池蓄水量为18%，为3.8亿升。1 9月份英格兰的降雨量约为典型水平的65%。1
对此，渔业联合会主席马克·欧文表示反对，认为"商业洗车继续运营而禁止家庭洗车没有意义"。1 英国气象局警告，解除干旱状态需要持续7个月高于平均降雨量的降水。1
Three major water companies in the United Kingdom have applied to impose strict limitations on non-essential business water consumption to address the ongoing drought affecting much of England.1 The proposed restrictions would prohibit irrigation at golf clubs and private schools, as well as halt commercial car washing operations.1 The measures require approval from the UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) before implementation.1
Water scarcity across the country has reached critical levels, with eleven regions remaining in drought conditions.1 Reservoir storage stands at 54 percent of capacity, falling 21 percentage points below typical autumn levels, while nineteen reservoirs across England and Wales hold less than 50 percent of their capacity, including eight at unusually low levels compared to five in August.1 September rainfall in England reached approximately 65 percent of typical amounts.1 Specific reservoirs illustrate the severity: Ardingly reservoir holds 105 million liters against a total capacity of 520 million liters, Colliford reservoir in Cornwall contains 37 percent of its 1.068 billion liter capacity, and Wimbleball in Somerset sits at just 18 percent, equivalent to 380 million liters.1 The UK Met Office has indicated that seven consecutive months of above-average rainfall would be required to lift the drought restrictions.1
The proposed restrictions on commercial car washing would limit high-pressure rinsing equipment to a maximum of 25 liters per minute.1 Debate over the fairness of proposed measures has emerged, with fisheries representatives questioning the logic of continuing commercial car washing operations while household car washing remains banned.1
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