A HOSEPIPE ban is not on the card for Shropshire - YET - despite the hot weather and pictures showing low water levels at a nearby reservoir.
Pictures from Lake Vyrnwy, which is just across the Welsh border into Powys, show water levels have continued to drop in recent days, with near-dry beds seen in some photographs.
It follows similar pictures last week, which showed the water level on the reservoir, which supplies water to Liverpool, dropping significantly.
Things are not expected to improve this week as the hot weather looks set to continue until the weekend, and north Shropshire is currently in the midst of a weather warning from the Met Office for high temperatures.
However, the main water company for the area, Severn Trent, says water levels are not at the point yet where a hosepipe ban needs to be put in place.
Reservoirs in Powys supply Birmingham and Liverpool, while the county's own supply comes from a reservoir in Shropshire and another in Wales.
A spokesperson for Severn Trent Water said: “Our region has seen a dry start to the year, only seeing 67 per cent of the rainfall usually expected between April - June 2022.
"However, there hasn’t been a hosepipe ban in our region for more than 27 years (since 1995), and as we do every year, we continue to monitor reservoir levels and demand for water closely.
“We’d like to thank all of our customers for their support in being mindful about non-essential water use as the warm and dry weather continues into the summer.”
Customers are advised to help by cutting back their non-essential water use.
This includes keeping hydrated, having a shower rather than a bath, using a bucket and sponge rather than a hose to clean your car and looking for leaking toilets and getting them fixed.
Other advice includes turning off taps when not in use, emptying a paddling pool over plants, watering plants in the evening with a watering can (which is more effective as less water will evaporate).
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