Reservoirs and rivers 'below critical level' after dry spring

People across Leeds and Yorkshire are being urged to use less water after some local reservoirs and rivers hit “below critical level”.

- by Alex Grant

Reservoir levels are almost 15 per cent lower than average for this time of year, according to experts at Yorkshire Water, after the region experienced its driest combined February, March and April for 90 years.

And recent reports found reservoir stocks across Leeds and Yorkshire fell to 76.4 per cent in April, their lowest levels since July and August (68 per cent).