People are urged to use water wisely as England experiences the driest start to the year since 1956.
The lack of rainfall has led to lower than usual reservoir levels with regional reservoir levels being 69% full, compared to over 90% this time last year.
As the recent warm and prolonged dry weather continues into the weekend, United Utilities is asking everyone to help use water wisely as it ramps up its own operational activities to manage water resources.
The company said it was working hard behind the scenes to make the best use of its water resources, including using its interconnected system of treatment works and pipes to move water from one part of the region to another to top up areas that are lower and tackling leaks.
United Utilities said it had also recorded its lowest levels of leakage across the North West and in the last year has increased its find and fix rates by 70 per cent. There are now 100 teams working around the clock fixing over 800 leaks a week, saving over 3.5 million litres a day.
On average, a person uses around 140 litres of water a day. Taking just one minute less in the shower will save 12 litres and a fewer load of washing will save around 40 litres – equivalent to 70 pints of milk.
For more tips on how to save water in homes and gardens, visit https://www.unitedutilities.com/help-and-support/save-water/
