Yorkshire Water says that customers careful efforts to save water have done more than Storm Floris to protect water levels this week, as domestic water usage across the county has fallen by 10% since temporary hosepipe restrictions came into effect on 11 July.
Dave Kaye, director of water at Yorkshire Water, said: “Despite the intermittent downpours as Storm Floris passed over the region, reservoir levels fell by 2.7% over the last seven days. Total stocks dropped to 44.7%, well below the average of 75.9% for this time of year, as we continue to distribute over 1.2 billion litres of water every day.
“Customers are the real powerhouse here and we’d like to thank those who put away their hosepipes to help save water where they can in what has been an extremely dry 2025. Since restrictions were put in place, we’ve seen a 10% reduction in domestic water use which is really helping to reduce the strain on our reservoirs.”
