Water companies publish new long-term drainage plans for consultation

Water and sewerage companies (WASCs) in England have for the first time published statutory plans on the long-term management of drainage and flooding.

The nine English WASCs are consulting on the new 25-year Drainage and Wastewater Management Plans (DWMPs), with Welsh Water’s plan to follow. The plans have been created collaboratively with stakeholders and take a holistic approach to all relevant issues.

The consultations run until September, after which the DWMPs will be finalised and inform PR24, future price reviews, and the sector’s wider response to challenges including resilience, climate change, population growth and improving river health.

Water UK, which led the development of the DWMP framework in 2018, has provided links to all the plans on its website.