Gallery: Before and after pics show huge drop in water levels at Leek reservoir
By Richard Price - Local Democracy Reporter
29th Jul 2022 | Local News
Visitors to Tittesworth Reservoir have noticed a significant drop in water levels over recent weeks.
Severn Trent, which manages the reservoir, the amount of water stored in its reservoirs has now dropped by more than a third of their overall capacity.
On average, water levels in the Severn Trent region are at 62.6% of full capacity.
This figure has plummeted from 75.2% a month ago, and 85.5% two months ago.
Tittesworth Reservoir, near Leek, is currently holding just over half (52.1%) of its full capacity.
Now, bosses at Severn Trent Water are reminding customers to be careful with their water use as they continue to monitor levels across the region.
A spokesperson said: "Our region has seen a dry start to the year, only seeing 67% of the rainfall usually expected between April and June.
"However, there hasn't been a hosepipe ban in our region for more than 27 years (since 1995), and as we do every year, we continue to monitor reservoir levels and demand for water closely.
"We'd like to thank all of our customers for their support in being mindful about non-essential water use as the warm and dry weather continues into the summer."
A statement on the company's website says: "As the weather continues getting hotter and with lots of people out in the garden, enjoying the sunshine, please be mindful that it takes us 12 hours to get water from our reservoirs to your taps.
"We are doing our bit by investing lots into our water network, however we could really do with your help.
"When people use more water over the summer months, we sometimes struggle to meet demand, which can lead to low pressure or supply interruptions."
Severn Trent has the following advice for people, to help reduce water usage:
- Take shorter showers to enjoy energy and water savings
- Use old paddling pool water to water plants and keep them blooming all year round
- Give the lawn a rest and wait for the rain – it will bounce back soon enough
- Put your feet up and wash the car another day
- Water plants in the early morning or evening to avoid evaporation
They explained: "It can take 12 hours to treat and pump water out to our customers, so when people are using more water to do things like water their gardens or fill paddling pools, the challenge can be to get that clean, treated water out to homes quick enough – this can sometimes cause low pressure problems.
"Our teams are working around the clock, using tankers to pump an extra 300 million litres of water into the network to keep water flowing during increased demand."
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