According to the Met Office, England has had just 3% of its average July rainfall so far. That comes on the back of a very dry spring in similar regions and a summer that's already produced three widespread heatwaves. On Tuesday this week, the National Drought Group – which brings together the Met Office, water companies, the NFU and other expert bodies – formally moved large parts of England into "prolonged dry weather" status. Rivers running dry, reservoirs droppingOn top of England's new dry weather status, the Environment Agency has announced that 87% of river catchments in England are now at "below normal to exceptionally low levels". The National Drought Group says England will need to find an additional 5 billion litres of water a day by 2055 just to keep up with demand.