South West Water has brought in a hosepipe ban for hundreds of thousands of households in Devon, as reservoirs run low despite wet start to the year
They added: "We are grateful to all our customers and communities for their efforts in reducing daily water usage over the drought period.
"We must ask you to keep saving water where you can, so that our water resources can recover sufficiently for the spring and summer ahead." David Harris, SWW drought and resilience director, said: "We understand that our customers don't like these measures... [but] it's actually the responsible thing for us to do at this time ahead of that peak summer demand."Reservoir levels have dropped across South West Water's network, standing on average 17% lower than in 2022.
Colliford reservoir, which services Cornwall, is at 60% capacity, while Roadford reservoir, which provides water to Devon, is at 70%. Some relief may arrive in the coming weeks. Parts of Devon, including Plymouth and Barnstaple, are expecting sunshine and showers over the bank holiday weekend.But this year has seen much more rain, with March the wettest on record for England and Wales.
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