Overview
- The restrictions end with immediate effect and drought permit activity has concluded, allowing households to use water as usual.
- Reservoirs are at 91.6% and the Hull aquifer is at 77%, putting available resources at 85.1% after 14 weeks of steady gains.
- The ban began on July 11 following the driest spring in 132 years and a record warm summer, when reservoirs fell to 30.6% at their lowest.
- Yorkshire Water credits roughly a 10% drop in summer household use and about 3.1 billion litres saved, with daily demand peaking at 1.479 billion litres on June 20.
- The company fixed nearly 15,000 leaks using 100 additional detectors and plans £38m over five years to cut leakage and add new boreholes and storage.