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Water - Have Your Say
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New housing developments, increased population, uncertainties of weather patterns and climate change these are all factors affecting the future supply of water in the South East of England which was last year designated as an area of 'serious water stress' by the Environment Agency. A whole range of issues have been taken into account by Three Valleys Water in producing its Draft Water Resources Management Plan (2010 2035), which sets out how the company will balance the supply of and demand for water over the next 25 years. With a predicted 20 per cent increase in the number of households and 12 per cent increase in population over the next 25 years the company has set out a number of actions including:
Making the best use of our existing water resources through improved performance.
Continuing to reduce the level of leakage
Introducing compulsory water metering, which will be phased across the companyıs area to achieve 90% metering by 2020.
Carrying out a trial to assess the effects of prices that change through the year with lower charges in the winter and higher during the summer months when there are less water resources available and peak demand can increase by 30 per cent.
Providing advice and water saving devices for our customers to enable them to reduce their daily water consumption.
Exploring future water resource development options over the next five years and continuing to work with other water companies in the South East of England in the development of new regional resources.
Three Valleys Water has already sought initial customer and stakeholder views about the affordability of water, energy use and the need to reduce carbon dioxide emissions as well as the collective impact of water abstraction on local environments and habitats.
Log on to the Three Valleys Water website at www.3valleys.co.uk to download a copy of the summary plan and consultation or contact our Consultation Line on 01923 814253, email WRConsultation@3valleys.co.uk All responses to the draft Water Resources Management Plan must be made in writing by completing the online form or responding directly to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs by 29 August 2008. The final plan is expected to be published in April 2009.
Tap water taste it, donıt waste it!
Anton Gazzard, Three Valleys Water
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