Overview

• Average storage rose 14.8 percentage points in the past week following heavy rainfall, Yorkshire Water said.
• Large inflows were recorded at key sites: over 3 billion litres at Scar House, 2.7 billion at Grimwith, 900 million at Langsett and 750 million at Digley.
• Despite the jump, levels trail the typical 69.6% for late September, and the region’s official drought designation remains in place.
• Groundwater and river levels have improved, allowing increased abstraction under drought permits to support continued reservoir recovery.
• Yorkshire Water says it is repairing more than 800 leaks each week and plans to lay about 1,000 km of new pipes over the next five years.