All water companies are required to produce a Water Resources Management Plan (WRMP). Our Plan describes how we propose to maintain a secure balance between water supplies and demand for water through investment in demand management and water resource developments over 25 years between 2010 and 2035.
The plan is reviewed every five years and follows the guideline provided by the Environment Agency.
The Plan takes account of national and local Government proposals for growth in the Anglian Water region and the level of water consumption by domestic customers. The WRMP is also required to address the impact on water supplies from climate change and environmental legislation. It forecasts areas where the margin between supplies and demand is likely to be less than that required to maintain a secure level of service. The options for reducing demand and increasing supplies are evaluated using an economic model to determine the optimal planning solution.
As part of this water resource planning process, Anglian Water determined through pre-consultation that a Strategic Environment Assessment (SEA) needed to be undertaken during the preparation of our WRMP to comply with the European SEA Directive.
View more information on the Environmental Assessment of our WRMP.
The preparation of the WRMP allowed for consultation on the Draft WRMP between May and July 2008, the publication of our Statement of Response (SoR) to representations received in February 2009 and the submission of a Supplementary Statement of Response (SSoR) to provide additional information required by the Secretary of State in September 2009. In preparing the WRMP we have considered the representations received in response to the consultation as well as the effects and consequences of changes that have arisen during the development of the Plan. . The WRMP was approved by Defra for publication in December 2009 and was published in February 2010.
The Summary Report and Main Report of the WRMP can be downloaded from the links below. The WRP Tables and Technical Reports are available on request by email to WaterResources&LicensingTeam@anglianwater.co.uk. No information has been excluded from the published WRMP on the grounds that it would be contrary to the interests of national security.