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A temporary hosepipe ban was lifted across Yorkshire this week, after the region endured the hottest summer on record.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The restrictions were introduced on 11 July, following the driest spring in 132 years, and removed on Wednesday.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the summer months, reservoir levels across Yorkshire reached lows of 30.6% and without Yorkshire Water’s drought management plan it is estimated levels could have dropped as low as 17.6%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reservoir levels have now surged to 91.6% and total available water resources are above the average, 85.1 per cent, for this time of the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ruby, a member of University of Sheffield\u2019s Allotment Society, said:\u00a0“We were affected quite badly by the hosepipe ban, a lot of our produce was lost due to the drought as we went through the water we’d collected in the water butts very quickly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We haven’t had a problem for a few months now since it started raining more consistently.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Met Office announced northern England has experienced the fifth wettest November since 1836<\/a>, with rainfall 75% above average in the midlands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The hosepipe ban helped save 3.1 billion litres of water, which is equivalent to 33 days of Sheffield’s average usage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maria Clark, 81, a local resident, said: “My husband and I struggled quite a bit. Due to our old age our mobility is quite limited and we struggled a lot to water our garden without a hose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We were both really happy to see the restriction lifted, it will make our lives much easier.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yorkshire Water is continuing its efforts to manage water resources by potentially building a new reservoir at a location to be confirmed, and maintaining its ongoing installation of new boreholes and storage reservoirs.
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