United Utilities’ supply area includes the Lake District, one of the wettest regions in England.
This gives the company more resilient water resources compared with many other water companies.
For example, last year, it avoided a drought despite reservoirs being lower than usual.
It said it used “its vast interconnected system of treatment works and pipes to move water from one part of the region to another to ‘top up’ areas that are lower”.
A wet start to the year also helped reservoirs recover from last year’s dry spring, with storage levels above where they were at this point in 2025.
UU also said leakage levels were at their lowest.
It is currently fixing about 900 leaks a week and targeting a 26% reduction by 2030.
So far this year, it has fixed 23,481 leaks.
It is also investing £380m to upgrade more than 925km (575 miles) of water mains with more durable, flexible pipes to help reduce bursts and leakage.
