rgb-man wrote:
A few months ago the doom and gloom merchants were predicting droughts
for Summer 2004 if rainfall totals weren't 20% above average by the
end of January, etc.

Okay, so it's not the end of Janauary yet, but how are we doing now on
a local basis, ie north, south, east, west England, Wales, Scotland,
etc?

Are reservoir levels back up to what they should be, and if so where
are/aren't they?


Ta


There's more to it than just reservoirs. We also need sustained steady
rainfall to replenish the underground aquifers. In some areas of the UK
a significant proportion of potable water used comes from groundwater.

The latest hydrological summary is for November
(http://www.nwl.ac.uk/ih/nrfa/monthly...1/summary.html)
which describes the situation.

John