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A Trip to Meldon Reservoir

Post author:Jim Hunt
Post published:17 August 2023
Post category:Water Supply
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A fine evening was forecast yesterday, so we jumped into Lisa, our trusty albeit ageing Nissan LEAF electric vehicle, and headed for the car park at Meldon Reservoir:

Leaving the dam for later we left Lisa in the car park and set off down the River Okement valley. Here’s what we found once we eventually reached the river:

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Is the end nigh for the hosepipe ban in West Devon?

Post author:Jim Hunt
Post published:5 August 2023
Post category:Water Supply
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I’ve been following the current drought in West Devon and Cornwall for many months. I was interviewed on the subject by the BBC in March, and by the Daily Telegraph in June. I took this photograph of Roadford Lake on June 1st:

and this one on June 24th for comparison purposes:

Earlier today, in the midst of Storm Antoni, I took this one of the same location:

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