英格兰六个地区已被宣布进入严重干旱状态，这些地区包括德文郡、康沃尔郡、多塞特郡、萨默塞特郡、东苏塞克斯郡和西苏塞克斯郡1。多座关键水库的储水量跌至危险水平，威胁数万户家庭的公共供水。其中，Ardingly水库仅维持19%的满水位，为约95,000户家庭供水1；Wimbleball水库的储水量降至16%1。康沃尔的Drift和Stithians水库共服务56,000户家庭1，德文的Tottiford和Venford水库组合则服务47,000户家庭1。
英格兰南部和西部在4月至9月期间经历了超过一个世纪以来最干旱的时期1，环保署预期该时期水库储水量约为75%1。环保署首席执行官Philip Duffy表示："我们无法改变天气，但水务公司可以立即采取行动"1。环境部长Emma Hardy在周四指出，环境可能在持续干旱中受到影响1。尽管三家水公司已请求将对商业用水的限制措施扩展至高尔夫俱乐部等设施，但这一请求尚未获批1。
Six regions across England have been placed under severe drought status, jeopardizing public water supplies as reservoirs reach dangerously low levels 1. The affected areas—Devon, Cornwall, Dorset, Somerset, East Sussex, and West Sussex—are experiencing a water crisis stemming from exceptionally dry conditions 1. Southern and western England experienced their driest period in over a century during the April to September timeframe 1, with the UK recording its hottest summer on record 1.
The situation has become critical at key reservoirs serving major population centers. Ardingly Reservoir, which supplies approximately 95,000 households, is operating at just 19 percent capacity 1, while Wimbleball Reservoir holds only 16 percent of its water storage 1. In Cornwall, the Drift and Stithians reservoirs serve 56,000 homes 1, and in Devon, the combined Tottiford and Venford reservoirs support 47,000 households 1. The Environment Agency had anticipated reservoir levels of around 75 percent during this period 1.
Three water companies have requested permission to expand water-use restrictions to include commercial customers such as golf clubs, but the Environment Secretary has not yet approved these measures 1. However, the government has directed the Environment Agency to prioritize protecting public water supplies in affected regions 1. Philip Duffy, chief executive of the Environment Agency, stated: "We cannot change the weather, but water companies can take immediate action" 1. Environment Secretary Emma Hardy warned on Thursday that the environment may suffer harm if the drought persists 1.
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