Wasteful water bosses demand Britons half-fill their paddling pools 'because it's just as much fun'

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Water bosses at a firm whose reservoirs are full have demanded Britons only fill their paddling pools to the halfway line.South West Water, which loses 107 million litres a day through unrepaired leaks, told customers a half-filled pool was "just as much fun".Killjoys urged customers to limit filling up paddling pools - despite its reservoirs being 90 per cent full.The company, which covers Dorset, Somerset, Devon and Cornwall, said: "A half-filled pool is just as much fun.

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Cover your pool to keep the water usable for up to three days." TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say South West Water owns 23 reservoirs across Devon and Cornwall, with levels between 85 per cent and 90 per cent.Liz Northcott, 74, told The Sun: "My great-grandchildren are in the paddling pool and there will be no half measures.""They don't have a shortage, so why tell us to use less water?" she added.The intervention came just as Britain marked its hottest May day on record, with temperatures reaching 35C in parts of...

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