Ministers have been secretly warned that reservoirs could run dry within weeks, causing chaos for families in the run-up to Christmas.
The Government’s emergency committee, Cobra, is meeting twice a week for crisis talks about water provision in the south-west of England and Sussex.
A ‘reasonable worst-case scenario’ drawn up in secret by officials suggested water stocks could plummet to zero per cent in weeks.
Without action, it could lead to taps running dry in homes and affect the construction of a nuclear power plant.
Wimbleball reservoir which supplies more than 400,000 people in Somerset is currently at 13 per cent capacity, while Ardingly,
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