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- Three water companies are seeking permission to impose severe restrictions on businesses due to the ongoing drought.
- Reservoir levels in England are currently at 54%, which is 21% below the expected level for autumn.
- Yorkshire officially entered drought status on 9 October.
- Nineteen reservoirs or reservoir groups in England and Wales are filled to less than 50% capacity.
- England received approximately 65% of its typical September rainfall last month.
- Power hoses in commercial car washes can consume up to 25 litres of water per minute.
- South East Water, Southern Water, and South West Water have applied for non-essential use bans affecting businesses.
- The Ardingly reservoir in West Sussex holds 1.05 billion litres of water out of a total capacity of 5.2 billion litres.
