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: <1 Ml/d

• Agriculture: <1 Ml/d

• Industrial: 0 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	5%	<1	5%	<1
Industrial	5%	<1	5%	<1
Agriculture	5%	<1	5%	<1
Public Water Supply	40%	13	40%	13

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

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Colne

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Catchment Summary Colne

1. Catchment Information

Catchment: Colne

Next Common End Date: 2038

2. Current Picture of Abstraction by Sector

Fully Licensed Consumptive Abstraction: 330 Ml/d

Proportion of the total volume of water abstracted by sector if licences were used to full capacity:

• Public Water Supply: 93%

• Industrial: 6%

• Agriculture: 1%

• Amenity: 0%

Recent Actual Consumptive Abstraction: 285 Ml/d

Proportion of the total volume of actual abstraction by sector based on an average of a 6 year period:

• Public Water Supply: 97%

• Industrial: 3%

• Agriculture: 0%

• Amenity: 0%

3. Consumptive vs Non-Consumptive Abstraction

• Consumptive Abstraction: 73%

• Non-Consumptive Abstraction: 27%

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: 142 Ml/d

• Industrial: 4 Ml/d

• Agriculture: <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
Agriculture	10%	<1	10%	<1
Industrial	35%	7	35%	7
Public Water Supply	70%	220	70%	221

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

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Cotswolds

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Catchment Summary Cotswolds

1. Catchment Information

Catchment: Cotswolds

Next Common End Date: 2039

2. Current Picture of Abstraction by Sector

Fully Licensed Consumptive Abstraction: 59 Ml/d

Proportion of the total volume of water abstracted by sector if licences were used to full capacity:

• Public Water Supply: 84%

• Other: 6%

• Industrial: 6%

• Agriculture: 4%

• Amenity: 0%

Recent Actual Consumptive Abstraction: 37 Ml/d

Proportion of the total volume of actual abstraction by sector based on an average of a 6 year period:

• Public Water Supply: 81%

• Other: 9%

• Industrial: 6%

• Agriculture: 4%

• Amenity: 0%

3. Consumptive vs Non-Consumptive Abstraction

• Consumptive Abstraction: 5%

• Non-Consumptive Abstraction: 95%

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: 9 Ml/d

• Agriculture: <1 Ml/d

• Industrial: <1 Ml/d

• Other: 0 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%	0	10%	0
Other	0%	<1	0%	<1
Industrial	5%	<1	5%	<1
Agriculture	15%	<1	20%	<1
Public Water Supply	25%	13	30%	15

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

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Darent

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Catchment Summary Darent

1. Catchment Information

Catchment: Darent

Next Common End Date: 2026

2. Current Picture of Abstraction by Sector

Fully Licensed Consumptive Abstraction: 186 Ml/d

Proportion of the total volume of water abstracted by sector if licences were used to full capacity:

• Public Water Supply: 94%

• Industrial: 5%

• Agriculture: 1%

• Other: 0%

• Amenity: 0%

Recent Actual Consumptive Abstraction: 126 Ml/d

Proportion of the total volume of actual abstraction by sector based on an average of a 6 year period:

• Public Water Supply: 96%

• Industrial: 3%

• Agriculture: 1%

• Other: 0%

• Amenity: 0%

3. Consumptive vs Non-Consumptive Abstraction

• Consumptive Abstraction: 12%

• Non-Consumptive Abstraction: 88%

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: 105 Ml/d

• Agriculture: <1 Ml/d

• Industrial: <1 Ml/d

• Other: <1 Ml/d

• Amenity: <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	85%	<1	85%	<1
Other	100%	<1	100%	<1
Agriculture	25%	<1	25%	<1
Industrial	5%	<1	5%	<1
Public Water Supply	85%	150	85%	151

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

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Kennet and Vale of White Horse

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Catchment Summary Kennet and Vale of White Horse

1. Catchment Information

Catchment: Kennet and Vale of White Horse

Next Common End Date: 2035

2. Current Picture of Abstraction by Sector

Fully Licensed Consumptive Abstraction: 215 ML/d

Proportion of the total volume of water abstracted by sector if licences were used to full capacity:

• Public Water Supply: 94%

• Agriculture: 3%

• Industrial: 2%

• Amenity: 1%

• Other: 0%

Recent Actual Consumptive Abstraction: 136 ML/d

Proportion of the total volume of actual abstraction by sector based on an average of a 6 year period:

• Public Water Supply: 95%

• Agriculture: 2%

• Industrial: 2%

• Amenity: 1%

• 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: 22%

• Non-Consumptive Abstraction: 78%

4. Recent Actual Abstraction Reductions by Sector (ML/d) to Meet Current RBMP Targets

Sector: Public Water Supply — Reduction: 13 ML/d

Sector: Amenity — Reduction: <1 ML/d

Sector: Agriculture — Reduction: <1 ML/d

Sector: Industrial — Reduction: <1 ML/d

Sector: Other — 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
Other	15%	<1	20%	<1
Agriculture	15%	<1	20%	<1
Amenity	50%	1	50%	1
Industrial	30%	1	35%	1
Public Water Supply	30%	61	35%	68

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

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Kent

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Catchment Summary Kent

1. Catchment Information

Catchment: Kent

Next Common End Date: 2029

2. Current Picture of Abstraction by Sector

Fully Licensed Consumptive Abstraction: 17 ML/d

Proportion of the total volume of water abstracted by sector if licences were used to full capacity:

• Industrial: 99%

• Agriculture: 1%

• Public Water Supply: 0%

• Other: 0%

Recent Actual Consumptive Abstraction: 8 ML/d

Proportion of the total volume of actual abstraction by sector based on an average of a 6 year period:

• Industrial: 98%

• Agriculture: 1%

• Public Water Supply: 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: 5%

• Non-Consumptive Abstraction: 95%

4. Recent Actual Abstraction Reductions by Sector (ML/d) to Meet Current RBMP Targets

No reductions (recent actual) identified for this catchment

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
Other	0%	0	0%	0
Public Water Supply	5%	0	5%	0
Agriculture	15%	<1	15%	<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

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Lee

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Catchment Summary Lee

1. Catchment Information

Catchment: Lee

Next Common End Date: 2042

2. Current Picture of Abstraction by Sector

Fully Licensed Consumptive Abstraction: 1116 ML/d

Proportion of the total volume of water abstracted by sector if licences were used to full capacity:

• Public Water Supply: 97%

• Industrial: 1%

• Other: 1%

• Agriculture: 1%

• Amenity: 0%

Recent Actual Consumptive Abstraction: 670 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%

• Industrial: 1%

• Other: 0%

• Agriculture: 0%

• 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: 3%

• Non-Consumptive Abstraction: 97%

4. Recent Actual Abstraction Reductions by Sector (ML/d) to Meet Current RBMP Targets

Sector: Public Water Supply — Reduction: 389 ML/d

Sector: Industrial — Reduction: <1 ML/d

Sector: Agriculture — Reduction: <1 ML/d

Sector: Other — 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
Amenity	0%	0	0%	0
Other	0%	<1	0%	<1
Agriculture	5%	<1	5%	<1
Industrial	15%	2	15%	2
Public Water Supply	40%	412	40%	420

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

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Loddon

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Catchment Summary Loddon

1. Catchment Information

Catchment: Loddon

Next Common End Date: 2040

2. Current Picture of Abstraction by Sector

Fully Licensed Consumptive Abstraction: 48 ML/d

Proportion of the total volume of water abstracted by sector if licences were used to full capacity:

• Public Water Supply: 89%

• Industrial: 5%

• Agriculture: 5%

• Other: 1%

Recent Actual Consumptive Abstraction: 29 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: 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: 29%

• Non-Consumptive Abstraction: 71%

4. Recent Actual Abstraction Reductions by Sector (ML/d) to Meet Current RBMP Targets

Sector: Industrial — Reduction: <1 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
Other	0%	0	0%	0
Agriculture	5%	<1	5%	<1
Industrial	20%	<1	20%	<1
Public Water Supply	30%	13	35%	14

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

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London

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Catchment Summary London

1. Catchment Information

Catchment: London

Next Common End Date: 2037

2. Current Picture of Abstraction by Sector

Fully Licensed Consumptive Abstraction: 268 ML/d

Proportion of the total volume of water abstracted by sector if licences were used to full capacity:

• Public Water Supply: 93%

• Industrial: 6%

• Other: 0%

• Amenity: 0%

Recent Actual Consumptive Abstraction: 173 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%

• Industrial: 1%

• Other: 0%

• 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: 35%

• Non-Consumptive Abstraction: 65%

4. Recent Actual Abstraction Reductions by Sector (ML/d) to Meet Current RBMP Targets

Sector: Public Water Supply — Reduction: 3 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	0%	0
Industrial	0%	0	0%	<1
Public Water Supply	10%	27	10%	29

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

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Medway

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Catchment Summary Medway

1. Catchment Information

Catchment: Medway

Next Common End Date: 2042

2. Current Picture of Abstraction by Sector

Fully Licensed Consumptive Abstraction: 6410 ML/d

Proportion of the total volume of water abstracted by sector if licences were used to full capacity:

• Energy: 89%

• Public Water Supply: 10%

• Industrial: 1%

• Agriculture: 0%

• Other: 0%

• Amenity: 0%

Recent Actual Consumptive Abstraction: 1376 ML/d

Proportion of the total volume of actual abstraction by sector based on an average of a 6 year period:

• Energy: 79%

• Public Water Supply: 19%

• Industrial: 1%

• Agriculture: 1%

• Other: 0%

• 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: 45%

• Non-Consumptive Abstraction: 55%

4. Recent Actual Abstraction Reductions by Sector (ML/d) to Meet Current RBMP Targets

Sector: Public Water Supply — Reduction: 10 ML/d

Sector: Industrial — Reduction: 2 ML/d

Sector: Agriculture — Reduction: <1 ML/d

Sector: Energy — 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
Amenity	0%	0	0%	0
Other	10%	<1	10%	<1
Agriculture	10%	2	10%	2
Industrial	40%	30	40%	30
Public Water Supply	10%	56	10%	62
Energy	0%	<1	5%	177

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

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Mole

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Catchment Summary Mole

1. Catchment Information

Catchment: Mole

Next Common End Date: 2041

2. Current Picture of Abstraction by Sector

Fully Licensed Consumptive Abstraction: 93 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%

Recent Actual Consumptive Abstraction: 41 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: 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: 19%

• Non-Consumptive Abstraction: 81%

4. Recent Actual Abstraction Reductions by Sector (ML/d) to Meet Current RBMP Targets

No reductions (recent actual) identified for this catchment

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
Agriculture	0%	0	0%	0
Industrial	10%	<1	10%	<1
Public Water Supply	10%	9	10%	9

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

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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

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North London

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Catchment Summary North London

1. Catchment Information

Catchment: North London

Next Common End Date: 2037

2. Current Picture of Abstraction by Sector

Fully Licensed Consumptive Abstraction: 4 Ml/d

Proportion of the total volume of water abstracted by sector if licences were used to full capacity:

- Industrial: 91%

- Other: 5%

- Agriculture: 4%

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:

- Industrial: 95%

- Other: 2%

- Agriculture: 2%

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: 18%

- Non-Consumptive Abstraction: 82%

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
Agriculture	0%	0	0%	0
Industrial	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

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Roding Beam and Ingrebourne

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Catchment Summary Roding, Beam & Ingrebourne

1. Catchment Information

Catchment: Roding, Beam & Ingrebourne

Next Common End Date: 2040

2. Current Picture of Abstraction by Sector

Fully Licensed Consumptive Abstraction: 40 Ml/d

Proportion of the total volume of water abstracted by sector if licences were used to full capacity:

- Public Water Supply: 75%

- Agriculture: 14%

- Industrial: 8%

- Amenity: 3%

Recent Actual Consumptive Abstraction: 13 Ml/d

Proportion of the total volume of actual abstraction by sector based on an average of a 6 year period:

- Public Water Supply: 77%

- Agriculture: 12%

- Industrial: 8%

- Amenity: 3%

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: 10%

- Non-Consumptive Abstraction: 90%

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
Amenity	0%	0	0%	0
Public Water Supply	0%	0	0%	0
Agriculture	0%	<1	0%	<1
Industrial	15%	<1	30%	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

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Roding, Beam and Ingrebourne (Mardyke)

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Catchment Summary Roding, Beam & Ingrebourne (Mardyke)

1. Catchment Information

Catchment: Roding, Beam & Ingrebourne (Mardyke)

Next Common End Date: 2040

2. Current Picture of Abstraction by Sector

Fully Licensed Consumptive Abstraction: 11 Ml/d

Proportion of the total volume of water abstracted by sector if licences were used to full capacity:

- Public Water Supply: 72%

- Agriculture: 24%

- Industrial: 3%

- Other: 1%

- Amenity: 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:

- Agriculture: 52%

- Public Water Supply: 44%

- Industrial: 2%

- Other: 2%

- 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: 58%

- Non-Consumptive Abstraction: 42%

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
Amenity	0%	0	0%	0
Industrial	0%	0	0%	0
Other	0%	0	0%	0
Public Water Supply	0%	0	0%	0
Agriculture	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

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South Essex

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Catchment Summary South Essex

1. Catchment Information

Catchment: South Essex

Next Common End Date: 2040

2. Current Picture of Abstraction by Sector

Fully Licensed Consumptive Abstraction: 3 Ml/d

Proportion of the total volume of water abstracted by sector if licences were used to full capacity:

- Agriculture: 85%

- Industrial: 5%

- Amenity: 11%

Recent Actual Consumptive Abstraction: 0 Ml/d

Proportion of the total volume of actual abstraction by sector based on an average of a 6 year period:

- Agriculture: 84%

- Industrial: 10%

- Amenity: 7%

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: 72%

- Non-Consumptive Abstraction: 28%

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.

- Industrial: <1 Ml/d

- Agriculture: 0 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
Industrial	10%	<1	10%	<1
Agriculture	15%	<1	20%	<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

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Thames Corridor

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Catchment Summary Thames Corridor

1. Catchment Information

Catchment: Thames Corridor

Next Common End Date: 2040

2. Current Picture of Abstraction by Sector

Fully Licensed Consumptive Abstraction: 1506 Ml/d

Proportion of the total volume of water abstracted by sector if licences were used to full capacity:

Public Water Supply: 87%
Energy: 10%
Industrial: 2%
Other: 1%
Agriculture: 1%
Amenity: 0%

Recent Actual Consumptive Abstraction: 880 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%
Energy: 9%
Industrial: 1%
Other: 0%
Agriculture: 0%
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: 8%

- Non-Consumptive Abstraction: 92%

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: 63 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	0%	0	0%	0
Other	0%	<1	5%	<1
Industrial	0%	<1	0%	<1
Agriculture	10%	<1	10%	<1
Energy	0%	0	65%	90
Public Water Supply	10%	107	15%	175

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

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Wey

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Catchment Summary Wey

1. Catchment Information

Catchment: Wey

Next Common End Date: 2039

2. Current Picture of Abstraction by Sector

Fully Licensed Consumptive Abstraction: 151 ML/d

Proportion of the total volume of water abstracted by sector if licences were used to full capacity:

• Public Water Supply: 91%

• Industrial: 6%

• Agriculture: 3%

• Other: 1%

• Amenity: 0%

Recent Actual Consumptive Abstraction: 93 ML/d

Proportion of the total volume of actual abstraction by sector based on an average of a 6 year period:

• Public Water Supply: 95%

• Industrial: 2%

• Agriculture: 2%

• Other: 0%

• 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: 47%

• Non-Consumptive Abstraction: 53%

4. Recent Actual Abstraction Reductions by Sector (ML/d) to Meet Current RBMP Targets

• Public Water Supply: 27 ML/d

• Industrial: <1 ML/d

• Agriculture: <1 ML/d

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	0%	0	0%	<1
Other	0%	<1	0%	<1
Agriculture	5%	<1	10%	<1
Public Water Supply	40%	53	45%	62

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

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