Dramatically normal

From the Derby Telegraph about ten days ago we had

Dramatic pictures show state of Derbyshire’s reservoirs

Dry and barren beds, remnants of railways and shards of cracked earth have been exposed as water levels run low.

Crikey – how dramatically worrying is that? May be more dramatic by now but further down we have.

Bosses at Severn Trent Water have been quick to respond, saying that this is not unusual for this time of year and that it is due to the fact that they transfer water from their smaller sites to their bigger ones, using only their smaller sites when necessary.

A spokesman from the organisation said: “Howden is part of a group of interconnected reservoirs, together with Derwent and Ladybower, and we manage them as a whole.

“We tend to keep more raw water in the ‘higher’ reservoirs (Derwent and Ladybower) and just transfer it to Howden as and when we need it.

“All three are currently around 63 per cent full, which is about right for this time of year with the level of demand we’ve been seeing.