The Environment Agency has confirmed that the entire South West of England has now been placed in drought status. It follows some of the driest conditions reported in nearly 90 years.
Bristol, Somerset, Dorset, South Gloucestershire and parts of Wiltshire (referred to in the Environment Agency as the Wessex area) have all been moved to drought status today (Tuesday, August 30). They all follow Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, which were all declared to be in a drought status earlier this month.
The public and businesses in these areas are being urged to use water wisely as the dry summer impacts the environment. However, Bristol Water has previously said that it will not need to impose a hosepipe ban.
