Natural Resources Wales calls for emergency action as reservoir hits ‘exceptionally low’ levels

Abby Neve Natural Resources Wales has applied for a ‘Drought Order’ on a river in Wales, after a reservoir it supplies reaches ‘exceptionally low’ levels. If approved, the order would allow the River Severn to drop below its usual legally-required level, preserving water in the reservoir that regulates it. Clywedog Reservoir in Powys, the reservoir…