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The Regional Water Resources Plan for Eastern England published in December 2023
The draft Regional Water Resources Plan published in November 2022
The Emerging Plan published in January 2022
The National Summary of draft Regional Plans published in December 2022
About the regional plan
Eastern England faces projected water shortages of 800 million litres of water per day by 2050 – the equivalent of a third of current water use in the region.
The demand for water is rising with one of the highest rates of new housing development in the country. Climate change is making existing seasonal patterns of rainfall less dependable, adding further pressures to the region’s already scarce water resources and natural environment. Only 8% of rivers and streams in the WRE region are in ‘Good’ ecological status, and these environmental pressures signify the need to dramatically reduce the rate of abstraction from waterbodies at risk of further deterioration.
Our regional plan:
- Outlines the needs of different sectors for water in the region, now and in the future, taking into account projections of housing and economic growth.
- Forecasts the amount of water available for supply, resulting from factors such as climate change, improving resilience to drought, and the need to reduce abstraction from current water sources to improve the environment.
- Identifies the ‘best value’ plan for meeting the projected supply-demand deficits for the public water supply in a way that maximises co-benefits for other sectors and the environment.
- Describes the work that has started and is proposed at a catchment scale to identify the water needs and solutions to meet the supply-demand deficits for other sectors such as agriculture, power generation and navigation.
Regional Water Resources Plan
January 12, 2024
WRE Regional Plan: Supply-Side Options Development Technical Report
December 21, 2023
WRE Regional Plan: Demand Forecast Technical Report
December 14, 2023
WRE Regional Plan: IEA – Appendix B: Scoping Report Consultation Log
December 14, 2023
WRE Regional Plan: IEA – Appendix C: Plans Programmes and Policies Review
December 14, 2023
WRE Regional Plan: IEA – Appendix D: Baseline Report
December 14, 2023
WRE Regional Plan: IEA – Environmental Report
December 14, 2023
WRE Regional Plan: IEA – Sub-Report C: NCA and BNG Assessment IEA
December 14, 2023
WRE Regional Plan: IEA – Sub-Report D: Invasive Non-Native Species Assessment
December 14, 2023
WRE Regional Plan: IEA – Sub-Report A: Habitats Regulations Assessment
December 14, 2023
WRE Regional Plan: IEA – Sub-Report B: Water Framework Directive Assessment IEA
December 14, 2023
WRE Regional Plan: Integrated Environmental Assessment – Non Technical Summary
December 13, 2023
WRE Regional Water Resources Plan for Eastern England
Draft Regional Water Resources Plan documents
July 1, 2023
Draft Regional Water Resources Plan for Eastern England: Consultation Response
January 1, 2023
Synthesis of the Business Retail Market, produced by Blue Marble
December 8, 2022
WRE draft Regional Plan: Integrated Environmental Assessment Report
December 1, 2022
WRE draft Regional Plan: IEA – Sub-Report D: Invasive Non-Native Species Risk Assessment
December 1, 2022
WRE draft Regional Plan: IEA – Sub-Report C: Biodiversity Net Gain & Natural Capital Assessments
December 1, 2022
WRE draft Regional Plan: IEA – Sub-Report B: Water Framework Directive Assessment
December 1, 2022
WRE draft Regional Plan: IEA – Sub-Report A: Habitats Regulation Assessment
December 1, 2022
WRE draft Regional Plan: IEA – Appendix C: Policies, Plans and Programmes Review
December 1, 2022
WRE draft Regional Plan: IEA – Appendix B: IEA Consultation Comments Log
December 1, 2022
WRE draft Regional Plan: IEA – Appendix A: Baseline Review and Baseline Maps
November 15, 2022
WRE draft Regional Plan: Integrated Environmental Assessment: Non-Technical Summary
November 15, 2022
WRE draft Regional Water Resources Plan for Eastern England (accessible file)
November 15, 2022
WRE draft Regional Water Resources Plan for Eastern England
November 1, 2022
WRE draft Regional Plan: Customer Research Triangulation Report
November 1, 2022
WRE draft Regional Plan: Supply-Side Options Development
November 1, 2022
WRE draft Regional Plan: Demand Forecast
November 1, 2022
WRE draft Regional Plan: Executive Summary
November 1, 2022
WRE draft Regional Plan: Stakeholder Engagement Approach
Emerging Regional Water Resources Plan documents
November 1, 2022
WRE Emerging Water Resources Regional Plan: Summary of Consultation Responses
January 1, 2022
Water Resources East Regional Reconciliation Process
January 1, 2022
WRE Emerging Water Resources Regional Plan
January 1, 2022
WRE Emerging Water Resources Regional Plan: Non-Technical Summary
September 1, 2021
Water Resources East Briefing Pack for Regional Planning Conferences
August 1, 2020
Method Statement for WRE’s Regional Plan
