Another plea to save water after dramatic fall in water level at reservoir

Heat expected to return this week prompting calls to limit water usage

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THESE dramatic pictures taken by Post and Times reader Cliff Salt show how low the water levels are at Tittesworth Reservoir.

The lack of water has prompted Severn Trent to issue another call for customers in the Moorlands to help save water after record temperatures sparked rising demand in the county - which has also seen a dramatic reduction in rainfall.

The Midlands saw the warmest spring on record and its driest in more than 50 years, followed by a blistering start to summer as the thermometer hit 34C in parts of the UK this week.

Rainfall in Staffordshire has also dropped significantly in June, with just 37% of what is normally expected, compared to around 50% in other counties in the Severn Trent region, which means there’s less water in reservoirs and rivers.

Meanwhile, demand for water has continued to rise across Staffordshire during the hot weather.