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Island's reservoirs fully recover from summer months

Average stocks across all water supplies sit at 98 percent

Most of the Island's reservoirs have fully recovered after the summer dry spell which prompted a six-week hosepipe ban.

Statistics provided by the Manx Utilities Authority show that West Baldwin, Sulby and Clypse reservoirs are now fully 100 per cent stocked.

The Kerrowdhoo Reservoir is 59 per cent full, giving an overall average figure of 98 per cent.

The hosepipe ban was lifted on the 7th of September ending a restriction that had been in force since the 29th of July.

Manx Utilities was the first supplier in the British Isles to bring in a hosepipe ban after rainfall levels in June and July dipped to 50 per cent of the seasonal average.

A further measure implemented was a reduction in compensation water provided to rivers from the Sulby reservoir, a measure that was criticised at the time for potentially damaging the ecology of the rivers.

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