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Future Water – key outcomes and objectives
Future Water was launched on 7 February 2008
Natural Environment
PSA*
Secure a healthy natural environment for
everyone’s wellbeing, health and prosperity, now
and in the future; and reflect in decision-making
the value of the services that it provides
Departmental
Strategic Objective
A healthy, resilient and diverse natural environment
Departmental
Intermediate Outcome
Sustainable water use, aiming to achieve a balance
between water quality, environment, supply and demand
Future Water
outcomes
No deterioration in water
quality, improving to ‘good
ecological status’ by 2015,
improved biodiversity and
ecology with increased value
from recreation
Climate
change
mitigation
and
adaptation
Sustainable use
of water
resources with no
interruptions to
essential supply
during drought
High
levels of
drinking
water
quality
Fair,
affordable
and cost
reflective
water
charges
* N.B. Future Water also contributes to the delivery of PSA 27 – leading the global effort to avoid dangerous climate change
Future Water – key policy areas
• Supply/demand balance
• Water efficiency
• Environmental water quality
• Surface water management and flooding
• Climate change mitigation and adaptation
• Charging for water
• Regulatory framework
The Challenge: water quality in the environment
We have made significant progress but…
Now looking to address widely used practices that
pollute water
Phosphates
Surface water run-off
Pollution from agriculture
Water quality
improvements to be
delivered through River
Basin Management
Plans
Future Water – associated documents
• Social and Environmental Guidance to Ofwat
• Suite of consultations on surface water
drainage, covering:
– Surface Water Management Plans
– SUDS
– Section 106 (right to connect surface
water to public sewer system)
• Consultation on options to tackle phosphates
in domestic laundry cleaning products
Future Water: Summary
Valuing water more and using it more efficiently
Near universal metering in water stressed areas
Independent review on charging and metering
Surface water drainage consultation
Permeable paving and front gardens
Phasing out phosphates in domestic laundry cleaning
products
River Basin Management Plans
Changes to abstraction licensing system
Independent review on competition and innovation
More use of renewable energy by water industry