Reservoirs

[samsong7]

At the start of the year we were being warned of a long dry summer and, because the reservoirs were less than half full, we would be lucky to get through the year without running out of fresh water. Due to the heavy rain we have had recently, does anyone know if the reservoirs across the country have filled up, or has the water simply been soaked up by the dry land?

[MrBen5]

Hmmm, i think they are full, but not of water.
Apparently people have been dumping rubbish in them.
Also, it is still supposed to get really hot here in august.
Have faith, all them reservoirs will still dry up and there will still be a hosepipe ban...

[Gromit]

There were no warning of a long dry summer. The warnings said that if there was a dry summer we would have supply problems, which of course there hasn't been. Water levels have recovered from last summers drought and supplies are guaranteed.

http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/subjects/ waterres/1014767/1131486/?lang=_e

http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/commondat a/acrobat/dr2007_1577467.pdf

[youngmafbog]

Gromit

Can I borrow your rose tinted specs please

[Gromit]

youngmafbog,

No Rose tinted specs. It's gonna rain rain rain.

Here is the long range forecast

"Overall, high confidence that July and August will see temperatures typically 1.5C above the long term average and 70% confidence that rainfall will be above average in July, with similar probability of above average rainfall in Scotland and Northern Ireland in August."

More here

http://www.netweather.tv/index.cgi?action=fore cast;type=seasonal;sess=

[samsong7]

I don't know about the rest of you, but I can put up with a few months of rain if it means no water shortages for the next two or three years.
Having said that, I do have a lot of sympathy for the people who have been flooded. It must be awful for them.