Following the hottest summer on UK record according to the Met Office, Dwr Cymru Welsh Water has confirmed that no temporary use measures, or hosepipe bans, will be needed across its operating area this year.

The National Drought Group (NDG) is warning that the current drought is far from over and is expected to continue through autumn - despite the recent rain.

Yorkshire Water is warning that reservoir levels are continuing to drop despite the arrival of early autumn rain.

The Scottish Environment Protection Agency has put further abstraction licence restrictions in place as more of eastern Scotland reaches Significant Scarcity.

Provisional Met Office statistics confirm that summer 2025 is officially the warmest summer on record for the UK. Analysis by Met Office climate scientists has also shown that a summer as hot or hotter than 2025 is now 70 times more likely than it would be in a ‘natural’ climate with no human caused greenhouse gas emissions.

Climate change made weather conditions leading to deadly wildfires in Türkiye, Cyprus and Greece 10 times more likely, acording to researchers at the Weather Attribution Service and other leading climate scientists.

The National Drought Group met yesterday to discuss measures to address the ongoing water shortfall as England enters its fourth heatwave of the summer, with temperatures set to reach 34C in some areas. Commenting on the situation, Helen Wakeham, chair of the Group and Director of Water at the Environment Agency (EA) said:

"The current situation is nationally significant and we are calling on everyone to play their part and help reduce the pressure on our water environment.”

Yorkshire Water has begun a project between two of its reservoirs to provide protection for Dunkirk Beck and the river Worth during the county’s drought, which was declared by the Environment Agency on 12 June this year.

Southern Water is launching its “You Save, We’ll Pay’ incentive scheme for businesses across Hampshire and Isle of Wight – the scheme will start on Friday 1 August 2025.

Jersey Water has begun using its desalination plant to bolster the Island’s water reserves, which are currently lower than average for the time of year.