South East
- All numbers are indicative, do not include proposed catchment actions (e.g. 2024 Water Resources Management Plans), are based on consumptive abstraction, and are subject to local review
- Licences that are less than 20% consumptive have been filtered out, but may require action after local review
- If no abstraction reductions are identified, abstraction may still need to reduce once local data and information has been considered
- If a licence has a “Hands off Flow” (HOF) condition it may already have the appropriate level of constraint
- Public Water Supply: 78%
- Amenity: 17%
- Agriculture: 4%
- Industrial: 1%
- Other: 0%
- Energy: 0%
- Public Water Supply: 68%
- Amenity: 28%
- Agriculture: 3%
- Industrial: 1%
- Other: 0%
- Energy: 0%
- Public Water Supply: 58 Ml/d
- Agriculture: <1 Ml/d
- Industrial: <1 Ml/d
- Other: <1 Ml/d
- All numbers are indicative, do not include proposed catchment actions (e.g. 2024 Water Resources Management Plans), are based on consumptive abstraction, and are subject to local review
- Licences that are less than 20% consumptive have been filtered out, but may require action after local review
- If no abstraction reductions are identified, abstraction may still need to reduce once local data and information has been considered
- If a licence has a "Hands off Flow" (HOF) condition it may already have the appropriate level of constraint
- Public Water Supply: 93%
- Amenity: 3%
- Agriculture: 2%
- Industrial: 1%
- Other: 0%
- Public Water Supply: 97%
- Agriculture: 3%
- Industrial: 0%
- Other: 0%
- Amenity: 0%
- Public Water Supply: 60 Ml/d
- Agriculture: <1 Ml/d
- Other: <1 Ml/d
- Industrial: <1 Ml/d
- All numbers are indicative, do not include proposed catchment actions (e.g. 2024 Water Resources Management Plans), are based on consumptive abstraction, and are subject to local review
- Licences that are less than 20% consumptive have been filtered out, but may require action after local review
- If no abstraction reductions are identified, abstraction may still need to reduce once local data and information has been considered
- If a licence has a "Hands off Flow" (HOF) condition it may already have the appropriate level of constraint
Adur and Ouse
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Catchment Summary Adur & Ouse
1. Catchment Information
Catchment: Adur & Ouse
Next Common End Date: 2042
2. Current Picture of Abstraction by Sector
Fully Licensed Consumptive Abstraction: 125 Ml/d
Proportion of the total volume of water abstracted by sector if licences were used to full capacity:
• Public Water Supply: 95%
• Agriculture: 3%
• Industrial: 2%
• Amenity: 0%
• Other: 0%
Recent Actual Consumptive Abstraction: 84 Ml/d
Proportion of the total volume of actual abstraction by sector based on an average of a 6 year period:
• Public Water Supply: 98%
• Agriculture: 1%
• Industrial: 0%
• Amenity: 0%
• Other: 0%
3. Consumptive vs Non-Consumptive Abstraction
• Consumptive Abstraction: 9%
• Non-Consumptive Abstraction: 91%
Proportion of non-consumptive abstraction in the catchment (not represented in current picture of abstraction by sector)
4. Recent Actual Abstraction Reductions by Sector (ML/d) to Meet Current RBMP Targets
Recent actual abstraction is based on a set 6 year period. Figures do not account for future planned actions in the catchment including licence capping proposals.
• Public Water Supply: 21 Ml/d
5. The range of potential abstraction reductions required in a fully licensed 2050 scenario considering potential future climate
Sector | Lower % | Lower Ml/d | Upper % | Upper Ml/d |
Amenity | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 |
Other | 0% | <1 | 5% | <1 |
Agriculture | 0% | <1 | 5% | <1 |
Industrial | 5% | <1 | 5% | <1 |
Public Water Supply | 25% | 28 | 25% | 30 |
6. Important Notes
• All numbers are indicative, do not include proposed catchment actions (e.g. 2024 Water Resources Management Plans), are based on consumptive abstraction, and are subject to local review
• Licences that are less than 20% consumptive have been filtered out, but may require action after local review
• If no abstraction reductions are identified, abstraction may still need to reduce once local data and information has been considered
• If a licence has a “Hands off Flow” (HOF) condition it may already have the appropriate level of constraint
Arun and Western Streams
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Catchment Summary Arun & Western Streams
1. Catchment Information
Catchment: Arun & Western Streams
Next Common End Date: 2040
2. Current Picture of Abstraction by Sector
Fully Licensed Consumptive Abstraction: 304 Ml/d
Proportion of the total volume of water abstracted by sector if licences were used to full capacity:
• Public Water Supply: 88%
• Agriculture: 7%
• Other: 4%
• Industrial: 0%
• Amenity: 0%
Recent Actual Consumptive Abstraction: 195 Ml/d
Proportion of the total volume of actual abstraction by sector based on an average of a 6 year period:
• Public Water Supply: 91%
• Agriculture: 5%
• Other: 4%
• Industrial: 0%
• Amenity: 0%
3. Consumptive vs Non-Consumptive Abstraction
• Consumptive Abstraction: 65%
• Non-Consumptive Abstraction: 35%
Proportion of non-consumptive abstraction in the catchment (not represented in current picture of abstraction by sector)
4. Recent Actual Abstraction Reductions by Sector (ML/d) to Meet Current RBMP Targets
Recent actual abstraction is based on a set 6 year period. Figures do not account for future planned actions in the catchment including licence capping proposals.
• Public Water Supply: 49 Ml/d
• Agriculture: <1 Ml/d
• Industrial: <1 Ml/d
• Other: <1 Ml/d
5. The range of potential abstraction reductions required in a fully licensed 2050 scenario considering potential future climate
Sector | Lower % | Lower Ml/d | Upper % | Upper Ml/d |
Amenity | 5% | <1 | 5% | <1 |
Industrial | 20% | <1 | 25% | <1 |
Agriculture | 25% | 6 | 25% | 6 |
Other | 75% | 10 | 80% | 11 |
Public Water Supply | 30% | 80 | 35% | 89 |
6. Important Notes
• All numbers are indicative, do not include proposed catchment actions (e.g. 2024 Water Resources Management Plans), are based on consumptive abstraction, and are subject to local review
• Licences that are less than 20% consumptive have been filtered out, but may require action after local review
• If no abstraction reductions are identified, abstraction may still need to reduce once local data and information has been considered
• If a licence has a “Hands off Flow” (HOF) condition it may already have the appropriate level of constraint
Cuckmere and Pevensey Levels
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Catchment Summary Cuckmere & Pevensey Levels
1. Catchment Information
Catchment: Cuckmere & Pevensey Levels
Next Common End Date: 2038
2. Current Picture of Abstraction by Sector
Fully Licensed Consumptive Abstraction: 85 Ml/d
Proportion of the total volume of water abstracted by sector if licences were used to full capacity:
• Public Water Supply: 99%
• Agriculture: 0%
• Industrial: 0%
Recent Actual Consumptive Abstraction: 61 Ml/d
Proportion of the total volume of actual abstraction by sector based on an average of a 6 year period:
• Public Water Supply: 100%
• Agriculture: 0%
• Industrial: 0%
3. Consumptive vs Non-Consumptive Abstraction
• Consumptive Abstraction: 7%
• Non-Consumptive Abstraction: 93%
Proportion of non-consumptive abstraction in the catchment (not represented in current picture of abstraction by sector)
4. Recent Actual Abstraction Reductions by Sector (ML/d) to Meet Current RBMP Targets
Recent actual abstraction is based on a set 6 year period. Figures do not account for future planned actions in the catchment including licence capping proposals.
• Public Water Supply: 25 Ml/d
5. The range of potential abstraction reductions required in a fully licensed 2050 scenario considering potential future climate
Sector | Lower % | Lower Ml/d | Upper % | Upper Ml/d |
Industrial | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 |
Agriculture | 0% | <1 | 0% | <1 |
Public Water Supply | 5% | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| Amenity | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 |
| Energy | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 |
| Other | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 |
6. Important Notes
• All numbers are indicative, do not include proposed catchment actions (e.g. 2024 Water Resources Management Plans), are based on consumptive abstraction, and are subject to local review
• Licences that are less than 20% consumptive have been filtered out, but may require action after local review
• If no abstraction reductions are identified, abstraction may still need to reduce once local data and information has been considered
• If a licence has a “Hands off Flow” (HOF) condition it may already have the appropriate level of constraint
East Hampshire
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Catchment Summary East Hampshire
1. Catchment Information
Catchment: East Hampshire
Next Common End Date: 2040
2. Current Picture of Abstraction by Sector
Fully Licensed Consumptive Abstraction: 181 Ml/d
Proportion of the total volume of water abstracted by sector if licences were used to full capacity:
• Public Water Supply: 99%
• Agriculture: 1%
• Industrial: 0%
• Other & Amenity: 0%
Recent Actual Consumptive Abstraction: 98 Ml/d
Proportion of the total volume of actual abstraction by sector based on an average of a 6 year period:
• Public Water Supply: 99%
• Agriculture: 1%
• Industrial: 0%
• Other & Amenity: 0%
3. Consumptive vs Non-Consumptive Abstraction
• Consumptive Abstraction: 10%
• Non-Consumptive Abstraction: 90%
Proportion of non-consumptive abstraction in the catchment (not represented in current picture of abstraction by sector)
4. Recent Actual Abstraction Reductions by Sector (ML/d) to Meet Current RBMP Targets
Recent actual abstraction is based on a set 6 year period. Figures do not account for future planned actions in the catchment including licence capping proposals.
• Public Water Supply: 62 Ml/d
• Agriculture: <1 Ml/d
• Industrial: <1 Ml/d
5. The range of potential abstraction reductions required in a fully licensed 2050 scenario considering potential future climate
Sector | Lower % | Lower Ml/d | Upper % | Upper Ml/d |
Amenity | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 |
Other | 0% | 0 | 5% | 0 |
Industrial | 20% | <1 | 20% | <1 |
Agriculture | 15% | <1 | 20% | <1 |
Public Water Supply | 20% | 34 | 20% | 37 |
| Energy | 0% | <1 | 0% | <1 |
6. Important Notes
• All numbers are indicative, do not include proposed catchment actions (e.g. 2024 Water Resources Management Plans), are based on consumptive abstraction, and are subject to local review
• Licences that are less than 20% consumptive have been filtered out, but may require action after local review
• If no abstraction reductions are identified, abstraction may still need to reduce once local data and information has been considered
• If a licence has a “Hands off Flow” (HOF) condition it may already have the appropriate level of constraint
Isle of Wight
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Catchment Summary Isle of Wight
1. Catchment Information
Catchment: Isle of Wight
Next Common End Date: 2041
2. Current Picture of Abstraction by Sector
Fully Licensed Consumptive Abstraction: 46 ML/d
Proportion of the total volume of water abstracted by sector if licences were used to full capacity:
• Public Water Supply: 91%
• Agriculture: 9%
• Industrial: 0%
Recent Actual Consumptive Abstraction: 17 ML/d
Proportion of the total volume of actual abstraction by sector based on an average of a 6 year period:
• Public Water Supply: 89%
• Agriculture: 10%
• Industrial: 0%
3. Consumptive vs Non-Consumptive Abstraction
Proportion of non-consumptive abstraction in the catchment (not represented in current picture of abstraction by sector):
• Consumptive Abstraction: 12%
• Non-Consumptive Abstraction: 88%
4. Recent Actual Abstraction Reductions by Sector (ML/d) to Meet Current RBMP Targets
Sector: Public Water Supply — Reduction: 3 ML/d
Sector: Agriculture — Reduction: <1 ML/d
5. The range of potential abstraction reductions required in a fully licensed 2050 scenario considering potential future climate
Sector | Lower % | Lower ML/d | Upper % | Upper ML/d |
Industrial | 15% | <1 | 30% | <1 |
Agriculture | 10% | <1 | 20% | <1 |
Public Water Supply | 20% | 8 | 30% | 12 |
6. Important Notes
• All numbers are indicative, do not include proposed catchment actions (e.g. 2024 Water Resources Management Plans), are based on consumptive abstraction, and are subject to local review
• Licences that are less than 20% consumptive have been filtered out, but may require action after local review
• If no abstraction reductions are identified, abstraction may still need to reduce once local data and information has been considered
• If a licence has a "Hands off Flow" (HOF) condition it may already have the appropriate level of constraint
New Forest
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Catchment Summary New Forest
1. Catchment Information
Catchment: New Forest
Next Common End Date: 2038
2. Current Picture of Abstraction by Sector
Fully Licensed Consumptive Abstraction: 6 Ml/d
Proportion of the total volume of water abstracted by sector if licences were used to full capacity:
- Agriculture: 50%
- Public Water Supply: 42%
- Industrial: 4%
- Amenity: 4%
- Other: 0%
Recent Actual Consumptive Abstraction: 2 Ml/d
Proportion of the total volume of actual abstraction by sector based on an average of a 6 year period:
- Public Water Supply: 48%
- Agriculture: 48%
- Industrial: 4%
- Amenity: 0%
- Other: 0%
3. Consumptive vs Non-Consumptive Abstraction
Proportion of non-consumptive abstraction in the catchment (not represented in current picture of abstraction by sector):
- Consumptive Abstraction: 0%
- Non-Consumptive Abstraction: 100%
4. Recent Actual Abstraction Reductions by Sector (ML/d) to Meet Current RBMP Targets
No reductions (recent actual) identified for this catchment
Recent actual abstraction is based on a set 6 year period. Figures do not account for future planned actions in the catchment including licence capping proposals.
5. The range of potential abstraction reductions required in a fully licensed 2050 scenario considering potential future climate
Sector | Lower % | Lower Ml/d | Upper % | Upper Ml/d |
Other | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 |
Public Water Supply | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 |
Industrial | 0% | 0 | 30% | <1 |
Amenity | 40% | <1 | 80% | <1 |
Agriculture | 10% | <1 | 15% | <1 |
6. Important Notes
North Kent
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Catchment Summary North Kent
1. Catchment Information
Catchment: North Kent
Next Common End Date: 2029
2. Current Picture of Abstraction by Sector
Fully Licensed Consumptive Abstraction: 144 Ml/d
Proportion of the total volume of water abstracted by sector if licences were used to full capacity:
- Public Water Supply: 67%
- Industrial: 28%
- Agriculture: 4%
- Amenity: 1%
- Other: 0%
Recent Actual Consumptive Abstraction: 70 Ml/d
Proportion of the total volume of actual abstraction by sector based on an average of a 6 year period:
- Public Water Supply: 93%
- Industrial: 2%
- Agriculture: 5%
- Amenity: 1%
- Other: 1%
3. Consumptive vs Non-Consumptive Abstraction
Proportion of non-consumptive abstraction in the catchment (not represented in current picture of abstraction by sector):
- Consumptive Abstraction: 3%
- Non-Consumptive Abstraction: 97%
4. Recent Actual Abstraction Reductions by Sector (ML/d) to Meet Current RBMP Targets
- Public Water Supply: 8
- Agriculture: <1
Recent actual abstraction is based on a set 6 year period. Figures do not account for future planned actions in the catchment including licence capping proposals.
5. The range of potential abstraction reductions required in a fully licensed 2050 scenario considering potential future climate
Sector | Lower % | Lower Ml/d | Upper % | Upper Ml/d |
Amenity | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 |
Other | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 |
Industrial | 0% | <1 | 0% | <1 |
Agriculture | 20% | 1 | 25% | 1 |
Public Water Supply | 30% | 29 | 35% | 34 |
6. Important Notes
- All numbers are indicative, do not include proposed catchment actions (e.g. 2024 Water Resources Management Plans), are based on consumptive abstraction, and are subject to local review
- Licences that are less than 20% consumptive have been filtered out, but may require action after local review
- If no abstraction reductions are identified, abstraction may still need to reduce once local data and information has been considered
- If a licence has a "Hands off Flow" (HOF) condition it may already have the appropriate level of constraint
Rother
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Catchment Summary Rother
1. Catchment Information
Catchment: Rother
Next Common End Date: 2037
2. Current Picture of Abstraction by Sector
Fully Licensed Consumptive Abstraction: 95 Ml/d
Proportion of the total volume of water abstracted by sector if licences were used to full capacity:
- Public Water Supply: 90%
- Agriculture: 4%
- Industrial: 4%
- Other: 2%
- Amenity: 0%
Recent Actual Consumptive Abstraction: 49 Ml/d
Proportion of the total volume of actual abstraction by sector based on an average of a 6 year period:
- Public Water Supply: 91%
- Industrial: 5%
- Agriculture: 3%
- Other: 1%
- Amenity: 0%
3. Consumptive vs Non-Consumptive Abstraction
Proportion of non-consumptive abstraction in the catchment (not represented in current picture of abstraction by sector):
- Consumptive Abstraction: 32%
- Non-Consumptive Abstraction: 68%
4. Recent Actual Abstraction Reductions by Sector (ML/d) to Meet Current RBMP Targets
- Public Water Supply: 11
- Industrial: 2
- Other: <1
Recent actual abstraction is based on a set 6 year period. Figures do not account for future planned actions in the catchment including licence capping proposals.
5. The range of potential abstraction reductions required in a fully licensed 2050 scenario considering potential future climate
Sector | Lower % | Lower Ml/d | Upper % | Upper Ml/d |
Amenity | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 |
Energy | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 |
Agriculture | 0% | <1 | 0% | <1 |
Other | 0% | <1 | 0% | <1 |
Industrial | 90% | 3 | 90% | 3 |
Public Water Supply | 25% | 23 | 30% | 24 |
6. Important Notes
- All numbers are indicative, do not include proposed catchment actions (e.g. 2024 Water Resources Management Plans), are based on consumptive abstraction, and are subject to local review
- Licences that are less than 20% consumptive have been filtered out, but may require action after local review
- If no abstraction reductions are identified, abstraction may still need to reduce once local data and information has been considered
- If a licence has a "Hands off Flow" (HOF) condition it may already have the appropriate level of constraint
Stour
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Catchment Summary Stour
1. Catchment Information
Catchment: Stour
Next Common End Date: 2040
2. Current Picture of Abstraction by Sector
Fully Licensed Consumptive Abstraction: 303 Ml/d
Proportion of the total volume of water abstracted by sector if licences were used to full capacity:
Recent Actual Consumptive Abstraction: 188 Ml/d
Proportion of the total volume of actual abstraction by sector based on an average of a 6 year period:
3. Consumptive vs Non-Consumptive Abstraction
Proportion of non-consumptive abstraction in the catchment (not represented in current picture of abstraction by sector):
- Consumptive Abstraction: 9%
- Non-Consumptive Abstraction: 91%
4. Recent Actual Abstraction Reductions by Sector (ML/d) to Meet Current RBMP Targets
Recent actual abstraction is based on a set 6 year period. Figures do not account for future planned actions in the catchment including licence capping proposals.
5. The range of potential abstraction reductions required in a fully licensed 2050 scenario considering potential future climate
Sector | Lower % | Lower Ml/d | Upper % | Upper Ml/d |
Energy | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 |
Other | 40% | <1 | 40% | <1 |
Agriculture | 15% | 2 | 15% | 2 |
Industrial | 80% | 2 | 80% | 2 |
Amenity | 0% | 0 | 5% | 2 |
Public Water Supply | 70% | 162 | 70% | 168 |
6. Important Notes
Test and Itchen
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Catchment Summary Test & Itchen
1. Catchment Information
Catchment: Test & Itchen
Next Common End Date: 2037
2. Current Picture of Abstraction by Sector
Fully Licensed Consumptive Abstraction: 321 Ml/d
Proportion of the total volume of water abstracted by sector if licences were used to full capacity:
Recent Actual Consumptive Abstraction: 194 Ml/d
Proportion of the total volume of actual abstraction by sector based on an average of a 6 year period:
3. Consumptive vs Non-Consumptive Abstraction
Proportion of non-consumptive abstraction in the catchment (not represented in current picture of abstraction by sector):
- Consumptive Abstraction: 15%
- Non-Consumptive Abstraction: 85%
4. Recent Actual Abstraction Reductions by Sector (ML/d) to Meet Current RBMP Targets
Recent actual abstraction is based on a set 6 year period. Figures do not account for future planned actions in the catchment including licence capping proposals.
5. The range of potential abstraction reductions required in a fully licensed 2050 scenario considering potential future climate
Sector | Lower % | Lower Ml/d | Upper % | Upper Ml/d |
Amenity | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 |
Industrial | 5% | <1 | 5% | <1 |
Other | 20% | <1 | 20% | <1 |
Agriculture | 15% | 1 | 15% | 1 |
Public Water Supply | 35% | 101 | 35% | 103 |