00:00The West Midlands is officially in drought after repeated heatwaves and an exceptionally
00:05dry July.
00:06The Environment Agency is urging people to use water carefully as river levels fall and
00:11fish are rescued from drying waterways across Shropshire.
00:15Around 200 million litres of groundwater a day is being pumped into the River Severn,
00:21equivalent to 80 Olympic-sized swimming pools.
00:247Trent says its reservoirs remain fairly healthy and no hosepipe ban is planned.
00:30However, record demand has put supplies under pressure.
00:34Customers are being asked to avoid sprinklers and hosepipes, fix leaks, take shorter showers
00:40and let lawns turn brown until wetter weather returns.
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