He was speaking at a time of continued fine weather that has lowered reservoir levels and caused the desalination plant to be put into operation every day.
However he stressed that although the position remained comfortable for the moment, this was only the case because of present water restrictions, which he hoped would be lifted as soon as was possible after a change to more moister autumnal weather.’There is a possibility of a few showers over the weekend,’ he said, ‘although that won’t change the situation much.
We must be the most miserable people you could hope to meet, always wanting heavy rain in place of this nice weather.’
