Plans for the future of water supplies in the South East, including a giant reservoir between Abingdon, Steventon and East Hanney, have been strongly criticised by Vale of White Horse District Council.

Water Resources East’s first ever Regional Water Resources Plan - a multi-sector, collaborative effort to achieve resilient water supplies and a thriving natural environment in the region - has concluded that urgent action is needed by all water users to manage Eastern England’s scarce water resources.

The West Country Water Resources (WCWR) group has launched a consultation on its Emerging Regional Plan for water resources - the first ever regional water resources plan for the South West of England.

The Government has published a detailed and updated water resources planning guideline for water companies in England and Wales – and says it is also relevant to those organisations responsible for producing regional water resource plans.

The six member water companies of regional water group Water Resources South East have each published their updated drought plans for consultation.

Thames Water has published a Periodic indicative Notice (PIN) encouraging third parties to submit proposals for solutions covering water resources, demand management or leakage services for consideration in the Water Resources Management Plan (WRMP24) process.

Water Resources West (WRW) has appointed former water minister Dan Rogerson as its independent Chair.

Ofwat is seeking clarification on aspects of WRSE’s proposed resilience framework as part of WRSE’s work to progress a regional water resources plan for the south east.

The deadline to submit comment on the report published by Water Resources South East (WRSE) forecasting future water resource requirements for South East England closes on Friday 17th April this week.