keithpound
keithpound
Despite it raining in Devon almost every day since we moved here in October last year, South West Water is imposing a hosepipe ban on us from 25th April. According to their email: "Since last summer, our region has been in drought. Low rainfall and high demand have stopped our reservoirs from recovering to levels we would usually see going into the summer. Roadford Lake, our main reservoir in Devon, remains around 27% lower than this time last year, despite the recent rain. To see our latest reservoir levels, please visit our website here." We must rethink how our utilities are run, as these co... keithpound.com
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odd
odd

@keithpound Terrible! Have there been any large industrial heavy users of water starting up the past year, or are the reservoirs in a location where there are little rainfall?

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keithpound
keithpound

@odd it’s rained a lot over the last few months, but the water doesn’t seem to get to the reservoirs.

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