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Our role in water planning covers a broad remit. From sustainable development to water quality and water resources, it’s our job to assess and report on the state of the water environment. Ensuring clean and plentiful water is one of the biggest challenges we face, and delivering it is one of the biggest gifts we can give to future generations. With the impacts of climate change and a growing population it’s vital we plan for the years ahead.
Planning for a Water-Secure Future: England’s Revised Draft Water Resource Plans
England faces growing pressure on its water supply, from climate change, population growth, and the need to protect the environment along with a thriving economy. In response, a summary of England's revised draft regional and water resource management plans has been published. These plans outline how the country will secure reliable water supplies for people, the environment, and the economy.
The National Framework for Water Resources 2025
The Environment Agency’s National Framework for Water Resources, published in 2025, shows how a sustainable water environment can thrive while supporting a growing economy. It provides a strategic approach for water resources planning to enable actions to be identified and delivered to address England’s long-term water needs. It sets out the scale of action required to ensure resilient water supplies while improving the environment.
Guidance on Protecting and Enhancing the Natural Environment The Guidance on the Natural Environment outlines how water resource planning must take into account policies designed to protect and improve the natural environment. It explains key issues in implementing policy to protect and enhance the natural environment, including local requirements.
Planning for Resilient Drainage and Wastewater Services
Drainage and Wastewater Management Plansare produced by water companies and are vital for setting out how the water industry plans to extend, improve and maintain a robust and resilient drainage and wastewater system over the next 25 years.
Preparing for Dry Weather and Drought
We play a key role in the National Drought Group, helping to coordinate responses to periods of dry weather. The operational drought plans explain how we plan and manage droughts. Water companies must produce statutory drought plans every five years; these are operational plans.
Thank you for visiting our new water hub. This is a pilot service. We acknowledge not everything is covered here yet, this is a new offering which will grow over the coming months.
Our role in water planning covers a broad remit. From sustainable development to water quality and water resources, it’s our job to assess and report on the state of the water environment. Ensuring clean and plentiful water is one of the biggest challenges we face, and delivering it is one of the biggest gifts we can give to future generations. With the impacts of climate change and a growing population it’s vital we plan for the years ahead.
Planning for a Water-Secure Future: England’s Revised Draft Water Resource Plans
England faces growing pressure on its water supply, from climate change, population growth, and the need to protect the environment along with a thriving economy. In response, a summary of England's revised draft regional and water resource management plans has been published. These plans outline how the country will secure reliable water supplies for people, the environment, and the economy.
The National Framework for Water Resources 2025
The Environment Agency’s National Framework for Water Resources, published in 2025, shows how a sustainable water environment can thrive while supporting a growing economy. It provides a strategic approach for water resources planning to enable actions to be identified and delivered to address England’s long-term water needs. It sets out the scale of action required to ensure resilient water supplies while improving the environment.
Guidance on Protecting and Enhancing the Natural Environment The Guidance on the Natural Environment outlines how water resource planning must take into account policies designed to protect and improve the natural environment. It explains key issues in implementing policy to protect and enhance the natural environment, including local requirements.
Planning for Resilient Drainage and Wastewater Services
Drainage and Wastewater Management Plansare produced by water companies and are vital for setting out how the water industry plans to extend, improve and maintain a robust and resilient drainage and wastewater system over the next 25 years.
Preparing for Dry Weather and Drought
We play a key role in the National Drought Group, helping to coordinate responses to periods of dry weather. The operational drought plans explain how we plan and manage droughts. Water companies must produce statutory drought plans every five years; these are operational plans.
Thank you for visiting our new water hub. This is a pilot service. We acknowledge not everything is covered here yet, this is a new offering which will grow over the coming months.
The National Framework for Water Resources 2025
