# England drought bulletin reports reservoirs at 54% of capacity > The Environment Agency’s bulletin for 2–8 October said reservoir storage in England remained below its seasonal average and that agricultural concerns about winter water storage persisted. - Canonical URL: https://newsverum.com/en/news/england-drought-bulletin-reservoirs-fall-and-farm-water-concerns-persist - Publisher: Newsverum - Section: Environment - Country: United Kingdom - Published: 2026-10-13T00:51:40+00:00 - Updated: 2026-10-13T00:51:40+00:00 - Event / data period: 2026-10-08 - Other editions: [Türkçe](https://newsverum.com/tr/news/england-drought-bulletin-reservoirs-fall-and-farm-water-concerns-persist.md), [العربية](https://newsverum.com/ar/news/england-drought-bulletin-reservoirs-fall-and-farm-water-concerns-persist.md), [Français](https://newsverum.com/fr/news/england-drought-bulletin-reservoirs-fall-and-farm-water-concerns-persist.md), [Español](https://newsverum.com/es/news/england-drought-bulletin-reservoirs-fall-and-farm-water-concerns-persist.md), [Deutsch](https://newsverum.com/de/news/england-drought-bulletin-reservoirs-fall-and-farm-water-concerns-persist.md), [Português](https://newsverum.com/pt/news/england-drought-bulletin-reservoirs-fall-and-farm-water-concerns-persist.md) In the report updated on 9 October, England’s reservoir storage stood at 54%, 21% below the average for this point in the year. Nineteen reservoirs or reservoir groups were below 50% full, and eight were classified as exceptionally low. England had received 10% of its long-term average October rainfall by the reporting date. The agriculture section said some reservoirs were reported at 0% to 20% capacity, 536 abstraction-licence restrictions were active, and 1,383 voluntary restrictions were reducing abstraction by 50%. This is a weekly status report; local conditions can differ. ## Data ### England reservoir storage Storage level and comparison with the seasonal average stated in the Environment Agency bulletin for 2–8 October 2026. Methodology: The bulletin reports England storage at 54% and 21% below the seasonal average. The second value is retained as stated by the source; no percentage-point conversion or seasonal-average calculation is made. Reservoir figures refer to the week ending 6 October 2026. | Measure | Percent | |---|---| | Reservoir storage as share of capacity | 54 | | Source-reported gap below seasonal average | 21 | Sources: · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/england-drought-bulletin-reservoirs-fall-and-farm-water-concerns-persist/data/reservoir-storage?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/england-drought-bulletin-reservoirs-fall-and-farm-water-concerns-persist/data/reservoir-storage?lang=en&format=csv) ### Water restrictions reported in the agriculture section Counts from the agriculture section of the Environment Agency bulletin for 2–8 October 2026. Methodology: Counts are transcribed from the source. The 50% reduction applies to voluntary restrictions and is not the share of restrictions that are voluntary. | Measure | Reported count | |---|---| | Active abstraction licence restrictions | 536 | | Voluntary abstraction restrictions | 1383 | | Flexible abstraction requests received from agriculture | 42 | Sources: · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/england-drought-bulletin-reservoirs-fall-and-farm-water-concerns-persist/data/agricultural-water-restrictions?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/england-drought-bulletin-reservoirs-fall-and-farm-water-concerns-persist/data/agricultural-water-restrictions?lang=en&format=csv) ## Sources - [Environment Agency]() (Source checked: 2026-10-13; Published: 2026-10-09) --- Cite the canonical URL above. [Editorial standards and corrections](https://newsverum.com/en/editorial)