There should be no hosepipe bans this summer, water companies say - as photos show full reservoirs after the wettest year on record. The country's largest reservoirs are seen bursting with water following record downpours.
There are high levels at Bartley Reservoir in south Birmingham, Trimpley Reservoir in Worcestershire and Derwent Water in the Peak District. Also looking full are Carsington Water, Derbyshire, Grafham Water in Cambridgeshire and Blagdon Lake in Bristol. A Wessex Water spokesperson also said there was currently "no prospect of any restrictions" - adding that there has not been "a hosepipe ban in the Wessex Water supply region since 1976”.
“This means that our cleaned water storage tanks are sometimes unable to refill fully overnight. To help, we are about to start a water efficiency campaign with our customers asking them to make one small change this summer, aimed at flattening the extreme demand peaks we have seen in previous years.”They said: “All our reservoirs are full and our groundwater sources are at their highest levels for ten years.