Continued rainfall across Yorkshire has led to a small rise in groundwater and reservoir levels for the first time in eight months.
Yorkshire Water said reservoir stocks stood at 30.8% on Monday – a 0.2% increase in a week. Heavy rain on Monday afternoon and into Tuesday morning is expected to boost levels further once it filters through the catchments.
The increase follows a historically dry start to the year, the county being declared in drought by the Environment Agency in June, and the hottest summer on record.
Hosepipe restrictions remain in place and Yorkshire Water says these will continue until reservoirs have recovered over the autumn and winter.
Dave Kaye, Yorkshire Water’s director of water services, said: “With the start of autumn, we’ve seen a lot more rain. It’s incredibly welcome, and it has had a positive impact on our reservoirs and river levels.
“Further heavy rain earlier this week will still be making its way through the catchments, which will also contribute to improvements in reservoir and groundwater levels over the coming days.
“While this is positive, we still have a long way to go to get our reservoir levels back to where they need to be. Reservoirs are still the lowest they have ever been for this time of year, and we need this wet weather to continue throughout the autumn and winter.
“We’re also asking customers to continue doing what they can to save water so that our reservoirs can benefit as much as possible during periods of rainfall – they’ve been doing a brilliant job so far, with demand down 10%.”
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