Reservoir levels across Yorkshire drop further despite Storm Floris downpours
Stocks have dipped by a further 2.7% over the past week
Last updated 7th Aug 2025
Yorkshire Water says its reservoir levels have continued to fall over the past week, despite torrential downpours brought by Storm Floris.
Reservoir stocks dipped by a further 2.7% to around 44.7%, with the utility firm blaming low river levels and very dry conditions, which mean much of the rain has been soaked up.
It comes as a hosepipe ban remains in force across the region, with domestic water use falling by around 10% since it was introduced on July 11.
Dave Kaye, director of water at Yorkshire Water, said: “Gardens were grateful for the rainfall over the last couple of days, 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.
“We are doing our bit as our teams continue to work around the clock to find and fix leaks as quickly as they can. We’d like to thank our customers for their vigilance in spotting and reporting leaks when they see them.”