Rainfall boost for supplies

RECENT heavy rainfall has helped allay fears that last summer'sheatwave could result in a water shortage this year.

Reservoirs in the area are now nearly 80 per cent full, havinggained 10 per cent in the last seven days, Bristol Water officialsconfirmed.

The levels are still down on the corresponding period last year,but talk of a serious drought has been dropped after depletedsupplies have been boosted by the recent stormy weather.

Chew Lake = the largest reservoir in the area - and Blagdon Lakeare now both three-quarters full.

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