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Who is Wessex Water?
Wessex Water is one of the UK's regional water and sewerage companies, responsible for providing water and wastewater services to customers in parts of the South West of England. They introduced a hosepipe ban for 1.4 million customers, highlighting the widespread impact of the current drought in their service area.
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