Hosepipe ban in force as drought threatens - is your area affected?
As the ground dries out, crops and vegetation can begin to struggle. While drought is driven by prolonged dry weather, water scarcity occurs when demand for water outstrips the available supply. Several areas in eastern Scotland are in "moderate scarcity" but none are in the most extreme category of "significant scarcity".Rivers, reservoirs and groundwater - how are supplies?Our three main sources of water are rivers, reservoirs and from deep underground.
- ▪As the ground dries out, crops and vegetation can begin to struggle.
- ▪While drought is driven by prolonged dry weather, water scarcity occurs when demand for water outstrips the available supply.
- ▪Several areas in eastern Scotland are in "moderate scarcity" but none are in the most extreme category of "significant scarcity".Rivers, reservoirs and groundwater - how are supplies?Our three main sources of water are rivers, reservoirs an
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Hosepipe ban in force as drought threatens - is your area affected?Image source, Matt Cardy/Getty ImagesByMark Poynting, Climate reporter, Jess Carr, Data designer and Phil Leake, Data journalistPublished2 July 2025Updated 12 minutes agoA drought has been declared in North Wales and the Upper Severn river basin as successive heatwaves have left water supplies under strain.Without significant rainfall in the coming days, Wales is set to record the driest July since records began 190 years ago, according to Natural Resources Wales.The hot, dry summer is depleting water supplies and driving high demand across the UK, with more than 20 million people in England and Wales currently under a hosepipe ban.
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