The Environment Agency has issued drought permits that will allow Yorkshire Water to conserve water in 19 reservoirs and secure public drinking water supplies.

The Environment Agency has issued a drought permit that will allow Yorkshire Water to reduce how much water is released from the Grimwith Reservoir to “top up” natural flows within the River Wharfe.

Yorkshire Water has announced that the hosepipe ban introduced on 26 August, has today been lifted.

Severn Trent is applying to the Environment Agency (EA) for a Drought Permit to increase the amount of water it can pump this winter out of its Foremark and Staunton Harold reservoirs near the River Dove.

A series of drought measures have been granted in Yorkshire, which will allow Yorkshire Water to protect reservoir levels through winter and into 2023 as the region's reservoirs remain below usual levels despite recent rainfall.

The Environment Agency (EA) has accepted Severn Trent’s request for a drought permit for the Derwent Valley – the water company made an application to the EA on 3^rd October.

Severn Trent has applied to the Environment Agency for a drought permit to protect Tittesworth reservoir, enabling it to release less water than normal from the reservoir into the River Churnet over the next few months.

Severn Trent has applied to the Environment Agency (EA) for drought permits which will allow it to release less water than normal from its Upper Derwent Valley reservoirs into the River Derwent over the next few months.

The National Drought Group is meeting this morning as the Environment Agency is warning that parts of England could enter “drought” status due to the prolonged dry weather and record temperatures.

Southern Water has applied to the Environment Agency a for drought permit to protect the River Test due to the threat of a serious deficiency of water supplies in the Hampshire and Isle of Wight water supply areas.