Following the restrictions, domestic water usage across the region has dropped 10%
Yorkshire Water says domestic water usage across the region has dropped 10%. It comes following a hosepipe ban, which has been in place since July 11.
The company has since thanked customers for their efforts to save water. According to Yorkshire Water, 70-80million litres per day have been saved in warm weather, while days with cooler temperatures and rainfall over the last three weeks led to savings of approximately 35 million litres.
However, reservoir stocks have continued to drop to 47.4%, which is below the average of 76.5% for this time of the year. Yorkshire Water is continuing to fix leaks as well as fit smart meters.
Yorkshire Water says that 135,000 smart meters have been fitted across Yorkshire which has helped to identify more than 2,000 properties with leaky pipework. 50% of customers informed of leaks on their property have taken steps to repair them, saving 1.5 million litres per day.
Dave Kaye, director of water at Yorkshire Water, said: “A 10% 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 1.2 billion 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.
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“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.”
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