Despite draught blighting much of the UK, the recent heavy precipitation, which marked April as the wettest month since records began, has given some respite to the depleted reservoirs.
At Bewl Water Reservoir near Lamberhurst in Kent, the water was running very low following two extremely dry winters, however the recent downpours mean the reservoir has been topped up and is now full to 56% capacity.
Bewl Water Reservoir is back to 56% capacity
Despite the wetter weather, on Wednesday Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman raised the possibility of standpipes returning to UK streets if the country is hit by a third dry winter in a row.
Spelman told the BBC's Inside Out programme that while it was "most unlikely" that drought-affected areas would need to use standpipes this year, another dry winter could make it more likely they would have to be brought in.
The south east, south west and eastern England are currently in drought along with the Midlands and South and East Yorkshire.
Thames Water, the UK's biggest water company, warned its 8.8m customers that a hosepipe ban would remain in place despite heavy downpours bringing more than double the long-term average rain for the month.