Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water is continuing to encourage its three million-plus customers to use water wisely in order to safeguard water supplies following the hottest June in Wales since records began in 1910.

The company serves more than three million customers across most of Wales, Herefordshire, and parts of Deeside and operates a network of around 87 reservoirs, as well as 27,500 kilometres of water pipes.

According to Welsh Water, even though it may soon start to rain. after such prolonged dry weather, it will be difficult for any rain to penetrate the ground and help restore reservoir levels.

The latest statement issued by the not-for-profit company said:

“Although we’ve now had the hottest June on record in Wales and forecasters are predicting that this prolonged dry period is set to continue for a few weeks, we do not have concerns about our water resources at the moment. “

“Customers may notice that some reservoirs look low but water levels are where we would expect them to be for the time of year as we move water around our 27,000km of network.”

The utility has been proactively taking measures for the last two months to prepare for the hot weather, with a 450-strong team finding and repairing leaks and its 62 water treatment works being manned 24 hours a day to help supply a record 1 billion litres a day.

Managing Director of Welsh Water, Peter Perry, commented:

“The water levels in our reservoirs is around where we would expect for the time of year and under current conditions and we don’t have concerns about the water levels across the area we serve

“But customers are obviously using much more water in this hot weather and so we need to ensure that we can get the water to customers. Our staff are working day and night to help spot and repair leaks and using tankers to put extra water into the network.”