Yorkshire Water save enough water to supply Hull - after hosepipe ban introduced
Water usage dropped by up to 100 million litres, despite the hot and sunny weather over the weekend
Last updated 15th Jul 2025
Yorkshire Water has thanked customers, after saving enough water since the hosepipe ban was introduced to supply the city of Hull for a day.
The utility firm says usage has dropped by between 80 and 100 million litres since restrictions were brought in on Friday.
Usage was at 1.39 billion litres on Saturday - well below the 1.47 bullion litres used during the heatwaves on June 20 and 30.
Dave Kaye, Director of Water at Yorkshire Water, said: “We understand the hosepipe restrictions are frustrating, but we’d like to thank customers who have put down the hosepipes over what was an extremely hot weekend. Usage decreased significantly compared to the previous heatwave.
“It’s important we all continue to do out bit to protect resources further into the summer and with some rainfall predicted in the next few days it’s a good time to install a water butt and collect grey water that can be used on gardens through the summer.
“We’d also like to thank customers who are reporting leaks to us. Taking the time to report leaks and not walking past them is vital.
"It helps us, particularly with smaller leaks, to investigate quickly and get the repair completed as soon as we can. Leaks with blue markings around them have been investigated and are awaiting repair, which we try to do as quickly as possible, prioritising the most severe or those impacting customer supplies.
“We’re all in this together – the vast majority of our colleagues are customers too - and we’re all doing our bit at home and in the workplace to save water.”