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Originally Posted by Osem
As has already been stated, it's not only reservoirs which store and provide our water, the main issue in much of the drought area is the underqround aquifers which serve large parts of the country and are at very low levels. These aquifers rely on winter rains to recharge them, since much of the summer rain is lost to plant growth, evaporation etc. Recharging takes many weeks/months after rain has fallen so the less water taken from these aquifers right now, the better and that's why the hosepipe ban is still important.
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I understand that. However with the most rain in April for 100 years, and the rivers overflowing, this usually brings the water table up. Especially when it is persistent rain, rather than just downpours over a day or two. It is often the fact that the water table is high, that stops water being absorbed through the ground, and caused the rivers to be so high. After all it isn't like summer floods when the ground is too dry to absorb the water, and it just runs off.