This weekend, as Southern Water became the first this year to announce a ban, Severn Trent said it was closely monitoring the situation.
The reservoir, built to supply drinking water to Liverpool, was overflowing the dam just a few months ago.
Those with long memories will remember the summer of 1976 when reservoirs across the region were spectacularly low and water companies brought in hosepipe bans.
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