Severn Trent has confirmed that there will be no hosepipe ban this year.

It might have been the hottest July day ever on Thursday, but Severn Trent has confirmed that there will be no hosepipe ban this year as its preparations meant it had plenty of raw and treated water available.

Demand for treated water reached more than two billion litres on Friday as temperatures were well over 30˚c, but despite this Severn Trent’s reservoir levels are currently around 87% full, compared to 71% at the same point last year.

James Jesic, managing director of Production at Severn Trent, said: “We coped with weeks of high demand last year without having to put a hosepipe ban in place and we’ve made sure there won’t be one this year by improving our network and bringing on new sources of water.

“On top of that, our customers are some of the most water efficient in the country – using 25% less water than some other areas – which means we got a real leg up when we started to recover after last year’s winter.

“But we’d always ask our customers to consider the best way to use water, especially when you consider that usage in countries like Germany is even lower – they use 10 litres a day less than us which is a target we can all aim for.”