Yorkshire Water has confirmed reservoir levels have fallen to 62.3% – well below the seasonal average of 85.5% – following the Environment Agency’s official drought declaration for the region on Thursday 12 June.

Despite recent rainfall stabilising the rate of decline, levels still dropped 0.51% last week as the region continues to feel the effects of one of the driest and warmest springs since records began in 1884.

So far, Yorkshire has received 62% of its average June rainfall.

Water demand across the region remains high at 1.3 billion litres per day. However, Yorkshire Water says customers’ efforts to save water – alongside last week’s rain – have slowed the decline compared to previous weekly drops of around 3%.

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