Water Resources Management Plan

Thank you to everyone who took part in the consultation on our draft Water Resources Management Plan (WRMP). We published our Statement of Response, revised draft WRMP and revised draft WRMP Non-Technical Summary on 31 August 2023 and submitted them to Defra (Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) for their approval. They will let us know when we can publish our final plan in 2024.

Why is our WRMP important?

Our WRMP aims to address a significant future shortfall in water resources in our supply area.

Population growth, climate change and the demand for water are putting significant pressure on the local environment and water resources in Affinity Water’s supply area.

Without action – the area Affinity Water supplies faces a possible shortfall of 449 million litres a day by 2050. We want to hear what customers and stakeholders think about our draft plan to help us shape our final plan which we will publish in Autumn 2023.

Every five years, Affinity Water produces a WRMP which addresses these future challenges and provides a roadmap for a reliable, resilient, sustainable, efficient and affordable water supply to customers between 2025 and 2075, whilst taking care of the local environment.

The actions include reducing customer demand, driving leakage down further than ever before, smart metering and significant investment in new infrastructure for new sources of water - working across the water industry to plan and share resources regionally. The plan will also make the region's water supplies more resilient to droughts, which are becoming more frequent due to climate change.