00:00Thames Water said rainfall between March and August was less than half the average,
00:06with August seeing 28mm of rain in the Thames catchment, just 43% of the long-term average.
00:14The amount of rain so far in September is also well below the long-term norm.
00:19London Reservoir storage was at 59% as of mid-September, well below the 78% average for the time
00:27of the year,
00:28and Farmore Reservoir near Oxford was at 75% below the 93% average.
00:35Julie Morton, head of water resources at Thames Water, said while the rainfall we have seen in September is very
00:42welcome,
00:43it has not been enough to overcome the impact of the prolonged dry weather we've experienced since spring.
00:50She added across the region, rainfall between March and August was less than half of what would normally be expected,
00:56and while some river levels have responded to recent rain, groundwater and soil moisture remain significantly below average.
01:05She said every reduction in water use helps protect supplies for customers, communities and the environment.
01:13Thames Water has had a hosepipe ban in place since July for more than 10 million customers,
01:19who get their water supplies from the company in London, the Thames Valley and the Home Counties.
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