Britain could be handed a reprieve from the summer hosepipe ban after enduring the wettest 18 months since records began as reservoirs are full.
The rainfall in the 18 months leading up to March were the highest amount ever recorded. Picture shows Grafham Water in Cambridgeshire David Harris, South West Water's Drought and Resilience Director, said: 'While it may seem obvious that recent heavy rainfall has led to increased reservoir levels across the region, over one-third of the additional storage has come from our own supply interventions and customers reducing their own usage.
Water companies have said they do not envisage a hosepipe ban this summer. Picture shows Derwent Water in the Peak DistrictWater company bosses have said the water levels in the country's reservoir's are in a 'healthy' position READ MORE: Fury over South East Water hosepipe ban: Schools forced to close and bottled water stations are set up after firm introduces earliest ban in 11 years as homes across Kent and Sussex battle water shortages Advertisement 'As with last year, we do not expect there to be any shortage of raw water available for treatment but with the extended hot periods we have experienced in the South East in the last few summers, we haven't always been able to treat and pump the water to our...
A spokesperson for Thames Water said: 'We carefully monitor our water resources, and while we currently don't anticipate the need for a hosepipe ban this summer, we do encourage our customers to use water wisely as we head into spring.