Overview
- Yorkshire Water reports a 15 percentage point weekly rise, attributing the surge to storm rainfall alongside ongoing drought-permit operations.
- Recovery remains uneven, with some reservoirs still below 60% and limited capacity to divert supplies to those locations.
- Area gains include Washburn Valley at 80% from 60%, Nidderdale at 81% from 73%, Calderdale and Kirklees at 86% from 74%, and Sheffield-area reservoirs at 80% from 51%.
- Hull aquifer levels improved to 46.6% from 38.2%, signaling groundwater recovery as well as reservoir replenishment.
- Yorkshire Water says its plan is on track after nine weeks of gains following a prolonged decline, and it will lift temporary restrictions once resources recover.