Southern Water is asking customers to have their say on the company’s long-term plan to secure high quality drinking water for the South East over the next 50 years.
The company’s draft Water Resources Management Plan sets out how they will continue to safeguard supplies in the coming decades and cope with a range of scenarios, from population growth to climate change.
The plan, which is available to view online, is detailed in 5-year chunks to ensure it can adapt to the changing needs of homes, businesses, communities and industry up until 2070.
In Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, shorter-term plans for 2020-2025 will see Southern Water reducing leaks, increasing the number of homes with meters to encourage water saving and working towards achieving Target 100, which will help us all reduce our personal water usage to 100 litres a day by 2040.
Southern Water’s Water Strategy manager, Meyrick Gough, said:
“Fresh, good quality water is vital for our daily lives and it’s only right we should prepare effectively to ensure we safeguard this precious resource well into the future. Our plan is to secure resilience in our water supply, ensuring we’re well prepared to deal with any eventuality – from extreme climate change at one end, to a future where we’re all more water efficient at the other.
“Our customers play a huge part in helping shape the way we manage water supply, and we very much welcome their input as we continue to develop our future plans.”
Customers have until 28th May to have their say on the document, with £1 donated to WaterAid for every response received.
To take part in the short online survey, visit www.southernwater.co.uk/haveyoursay.
