The Regulators’ Alliance for Progressing Infrastructure Development (RAPID) has confirmed that the Grand Union Canal Transfer and Minworth Water Recycling schemes have passed their RAPID gate three conditional review, and will now progress to RAPID gate four.
RAPID first announced its draft decision on gate 4 in January 2026 when it invited solution owners and other interested parties to respond - the representation period closed on 18 February 2026 with all representations received to be considered before RAPID’s final decision.
Development funding for further preparatory work will now be released - with the projects likely to seek planning consent via a Development Consent Order (DCO) within the next 12 to 18 months.
The Regulators’ Alliance for Progressing Infrastructure Development (RAPID) has confirmed that the Grand Union Canal Transfer and Minworth Water Recycling schemes have passed their RAPID gate three conditional review, and will now progress to RAPID gate four.
Together, the schemes would make an additional 100 megalitres available per day, and could be operational by 2032.
Led by Affinity Water, Severn Trent and Canal & River Trust, the GUC Transfer would use existing canal infrastructure to move water from the Midlands to more water-stressed parts of the South East. Severn Trent and Affinity Water are owners of the Minworth Strategic Resource Option - Minworth Water Recycling would supply the transfer, providing a drought-resilient source of water that would help protect the environment by reducing the need to abstract water from sensitive rivers and streams.
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