Dramatic photos of Lindley Wood Reservoir Otley, taken by Christopher Furlong, staff photographer at Getty Images, showing low water levels on 13 July 2022
A spokesman for Yorkshire Water, the regional water utility, noted that Lindley Wood is a "compensation reservoir" that takes excess water from nearby reservoirs that supply customers. In a heatwave like England is currently experiencing, residential demand for water is high, and water would not be sent to overflow reservoirs like Lindley Wood.
