Hosepipe ban: Yorkshire Water reveals water savings since restrictions brought in
Yorkshire Water has revealed how much water has been saved since hosepipe restrictions were put in place.
Yorkshire Water said the hosepipe ban was needed with the county’s reservoirs sitting at 56 per cent capacity. This is well below the normal level of 82 per cent at this time of year.
Shocking photos have shown reservoirs appearing to be on the verge of drying out with incredibly low amounts of water.
Yorkshire Water has since given an update, revealing that around 80m litres of water has been saved by customers every day.
That means about 10 per cent less water is being used than before the hosepipe ban came into effect.
On top of that, the wet weather has led to savings of 35m litres.
However, there are still no signs the hosepipe restrictions are about to be lifted, with the county’s reservoirs at 47.4 per cent capacity.
Normally, reservoirs are at 76.5 per cent capacity at this time of year
Dave Kaye, director of water at Yorkshire Water, said: “A 10 per cent reduction in domestic water use since restrictions were implemented is fantastic and testament to our customers who understand the need to put the hosepipes away and to save water where they can after an extremely dry 2025 so far.
“We have seen temperatures drop and patches of rainfall across the region in recent weeks, which both help to bring down demand for water, but reservoir levels are still falling as we continue to distribute over 1.2bn litres of water every day.
“We really appreciate the efforts of residential and business customers to do what they can to reduce water usage.
“Our teams are working around the clock to find and fix leaks, repairing more than 800 every week to keep water in supply.
“The hosepipe restrictions remain in place, and we recently enacted the next stage of our drought plan – the application for drought permits and orders – to manage the water resources picture in the near and longer-term.
“We will keep customers updated on water resources over the coming weeks and months and will remove the hosepipe restrictions as soon as we can.”