SEE https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/uk-government-inexplicably-tells-citizens-to-delete-old-emails-and-pictures-to-save-water-during-national-drought-data-centres-require-vast-amounts-of-water-to-cool-their-systems

Received today from United Utilities our Water Company: A list of suggested ways of reducing water usage included deleting 1000 emails saying it would reduce the water needed to cool a data centre by 39 Litres ( without giving the time )


And the reservoir levels at 10th August

In 1976 Woodhead reservoir really was completely empty as this grainy old photo shows in this week's local paper



Today the reservoir shown in the old paper does at least have some water left
My photo from Tuesday 11th