Rainfall brought to Yorkshire by storm Claudia has led to further improvement in Yorkshire’s reservoirs, rivers and groundwater levels.
As a result of rainfall over the last seven days, reservoir levels are recovering well at 80.5%, following a record-breaking increase of 15%, up from 65.3% last week – and the Hull aquifer levels are 46.6% – up from 38.2%.
The varied rainfall across the region in recent weeks means some reservoirs are now full, while others remain below 60%.
Dave Kaye, director of water services at Yorkshire Water, said: “The impact of storm Claudia over the weekend, and our continued drought permit activity, has led to another record-breaking uplift of reservoir levels. Whilst nine weeks of positive recovery does not entirely make up for the shortfall left by 28 weeks of decline due to the driest spring and summer on record in the region, it represents a very encouraging step in the right direction.
“In the meantime, we would like to thank customers in their efforts to stick to the temporary restrictions and those taking steps to conserve water resources.”
