P191 CEEFAX 191 Thu 24 Aug 19:12/28 1/3 -n2n1 -/.%/.%/, DISPATCH John McIntyre reports on Wessex Water's decision to compensate housjholdjrs affected by water restrictions: Wessex Wbter, which supplies parts of Avon, Somjrsjt, Wiltshire and Dorset, has not imposed a hosepipe ban. But some of its customers have suffered from low-pressure dui to the shortage. Now it has written to water industry regulator, OFWAT, saying a minimum of £10 per household will bj given whjrj the drought has affected supply. - Home 11p Flash 150 Diary 180 Politics 130 World 160 Dispatch 190 Next News Dispatch Newsreel TV/RadioP191 CEEFAX 191 Thu 24 Aug 19:15/47 2/3 -n2n1 -/.%/.)/, DISPATCH John McIntyre reports on Wessex Water's decision to compensate housjholdjrs affected by water restrictions: The stand taken by Wessex Water, which has already made payouts to 300 people, sets a precedent in the current climate The Wbter Services Association, which represents all the privatisjd water utilities has already made it clear compensation is not an issue, as yet. They djnz they are breaking an agreement made with the regulator last April. - Home 11p Flash 150 Diary 180 Politics 130 World 160 Dispatch 190 Next News Dispatch Newsreel TV/RadioP191 CEEFAX 191 Thu 24 Aug 19:12/24 3/3 -n2n1 -/.%/.)/, DISPATCH John McIntyre reports on Wessex Water's decision to compensate housjholdjrs affected by water restrictions: While a third of the population remains affected by hosepipe bans, Environment Secretary John Gummjr has asked the National Rivers Authority to prepare an urgent report on water resources. The report will examine any possible implications for supplies next year. - Home 110 Flash 150 Diary 180 - Politics 130 World 160 Dispatch 190 Next News Dispatch Newsreel TV/Radio