HC Deb 17 January 1990 vol 165 cc244-5W
Mr. Redmond

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list by(a) water company and (b) location those areas where drought orders still remain in force in England and Wales.

Mr. Heathcoat-Amory

The table lists, by water company area, the drought orders currently in force in England (and that part of Wales served by Severn Trent Water), the locality or water supply source affected by each order and its expiry date. Orders affecting the supply area of Welsh Water are a matter for the Secretary of State for Wales.

Water company area and locality or water supply source affected Date of expiry of Order
WATER SERVICE COMPANIES
Anglian
Ely-Ouse River, Essex1 28 February 1990
North West
Ullswater 31 January 1990
Bottoms and Teggsnose 31 March 1990
Lamaload 31 March 1990
Tytherington Boreholes 31 March 1990
Severn Trent
Tittesworth 6 March 1990
Clywedog Reservoir1 18 March 1990
Buxton 21 March 1990
Derwent Valley Reservoirs, Ambergate 6 April 1990
Homesford, Little Eaton, Church Wilne Derby, Notts, Leicester 26 April 1990
Southern
North and West Kent and West and East Sussex 20 January 1990
River Medway 31 March 1990
Kent Groundwater (No. 2) 31 March 1990
West and East Sussex 21 May 1990
Hardham (West Sussex) 31 March 1990
River Rother, Robertsbridge 31 March 1990
Plucks Gutter 31 March 1990
South West
River Torridge 29 January 1990
Avon Reservoir 21 January 1990
River Tamar 4 February 1990

Water company area and locality or water supply source affected Date of expiry of Order
River Tavy 26 January 1990
Venford Reservoir 4 February 1990
Devon and Cornwall 2 February 1990
River Axe, Whitford Bridge 10 February 1990
River Yealm 28 February 1990
Fernworthy Reservoir 28 February 1990
Colaton Raleigh Stream 23 February 1990
Challacombe Reservoir 22 February 1990
River Dart at Littlehempstead 28 February 1990
Upper Tamar Lake and Lower Tamar Lake 6 March 1990
Bude-St ra t ton Canal 7 March 1990
Leswidden Pool 19 April 1990
Yorkshire
Harrogate area 6 April 1990
Hebden Valley and Withens Clough 18 April 1990
Pennine Reservoirs 13 April 1990
Bradford Reservoirs 12 April 1990
Underbank Reservoir 18 April 1990
River Wharfe 30 April 1990
River Hull 22 June 1990
Lindley Wood Reservoir 1 June 1990
STATUTORY WATER COMPANIES
East bourne
Eastbourne 22 February 1990
River Wallers, Haven 24 April 1990
Folkestone
Folkestone 14 March 1990
Mid Kent
Mid-Kent 25 January 1990
West Kent
River Medway, Hartlake 4 February 1990
1Orders made on application of the National Rivers Authority.

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