Our strategies and plans
What is a regional water resources plan?
The plans are designed to deliver:
- More resilience to drought
- Greater environmental improvement
- Long-term and sustained reductions in the volume of water each of us uses every day
- Leakage reductions of 50% by 2050.
- Building new reservoirs or desalination plants
- Implementing water re-use or recycling schemes
- Developing and sharing water supplies with other sectors, such as agriculture and energy
- Moving water from areas where it is plentiful to areas where it is in short supply.
Together, the five regional plans must add up to a national approach that addresses long-term water resources challenges. This is to ensure there is always enough water to meet everyone’s needs.
Why is a regional plan important for Eastern England?
Demand for water is increasing
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Pressure on the environment
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Shortage of water
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Impact on customers
Our regional water resource plan
As a key member of Water Resources East, we are taking action through the long-term water resources plan to tackle these challenges head on. We are working collaboratively, for the benefit of all water users across the region, to make sure that we can always provide high-quality and sustainable water supplies at an affordable price.
Read the The Emerging Water Resources Regional Plan for Eastern England.Feedback on this emerging plan for consultation was until 28 February 2022. If you have any additional feedback, please email contact@wre.org.uk. Watch this space for more news on the plan.
Did you know?
Our regional plan also informs our detailed local water resources management plan (WRMP), which sets out how we will provide high-quality and sustainable water supplies to our customers over 25 years.
We develop and consult on our WRMP at least every five years and review it each year. We are currently developing our next WRMP, which will be published in autumn 2023.
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