Yorkshire Water says the welcome rainfall over the weekend provided much-needed relief for dry ground, gardens and the region’s rivers.
The water company says some of the rainfall also made its way to reservoirs across the region, helping to slow the weekly decline of reservoirs. With stocks decreasing 1.8% over the last seven days.
Reservoir stocks have declined since late January and are at 49.1%, still well below the 77.8% average for this time of year.
Dave Kaye, director of water at Yorkshire Water, said:
“The rainfall over the weekend was very welcome. It has the triple impact of reducing demand from our customers, providing relief for the environment and making its way into the region’s rivers and reservoirs.
“While some parts of the region experienced more than 20mm of rain over the weekend, we’ve had five months of below long-term average rainfall in Yorkshire, so one weekend is not going to improve things to a level where reservoir stocks recover, as we continue to supply more than 1.2bn litres of water to customers every day.
“Some of the rain has made it to reservoirs, reducing the amount stocks fell over the week. Crucially the rain has also replenished rivers and groundwater, meaning we can increase our abstraction from rivers and groundwater to reduce pressure on reservoirs. Despite the rain over the weekend and early part of this week, the hosepipe restrictions remain in place in our region.
“We, once again, want to thank customers for their efforts to reduce water usage by putting away the hosepipes. All these efforts help to reduce demand and protect water supplies and the environment further into the summer months.”
Temporary hosepipe restrictions are now in force in Yorkshire following the driest and warmest spring for 132 years, which led to the region being declared in drought.
Activities that are not permitted while the temporary restrictions are in place include:
- Using a hosepipe to water a garden
- Using a hosepipe to clean private vehicles or boats
- Watering plants with a hosepipe on a domestic or other non-commercial premises
- Filling or maintaining a domestic swimming, paddling pool, hot tub or cold-water plunge pool with a hosepipe
- Using a hosepipe for domestic recreational use
- Filling or maintaining a domestic pond or ornamental fountain using a hosepipe
- Cleaning walls or windows of domestic premises using a hosepipe
- Cleaning paths or patios using a hosepipe
- Cleaning other artificial outdoor surfaces using a hosepipe
People can still wash their car and water their gardens without using a hosepipe if they use tap water from a bucket or watering can; or use water that is not sourced from taps such as grey water, rainwater from a water butt, or a private borehole.
Businesses will be allowed to use a hosepipe if it is directly related to a commercial purpose. There are restrictions on using a hosepipe if not for those essential commercial needs – so using a hosepipe to clean a path outside a business property, for example, would not be allowed.
Blue badge holders, those on Yorkshire Water’s Priority Services Register or WaterSure tariff for medical reasons, are also excluded from the restrictions.
For more information on what is included in the restrictions, go to Yorkshire Water’s dedicated hosepipe ban webpage at https://www.yorkshirewater.com/your-water/is-there-a-hosepipe-ban/
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