Drought Plan

We’ve created a Drought Plan to demonstrate what steps we’ll take to maintain supplies while protecting the environment in the event of a drought.

Our Drought Plan

Our Drought Plan sets out how we would deal with a drought in Sussex, Kent, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. It outlines the steps we would take to make sure we can maintain supplies of drinking water to our customers while minimising the impact on our rivers and the environment during drought events. For each stage of drought, we determine what needs to be done, by who, to help reduce demand, so water supplies can be maintained. Temporary Use Bans (TUBs) and Drought Orders are part of this.

We have now published Drought Plan 2022. However, due to the current prolonged dry weather we will continue to use Drought Plan 2019 to ensure consistency in our approach and response. When the current prolonged dry weather has ended, our newly published Drought Plan 2022 will become our operational plan.

Temporary use ban advice

Drought Plan

Our Drought Plan

Drought Report Documents

2025 Testwood Drought Order Application

Appendix C Ecological Assessment Methodology V4.0 Feb 2021

2025 Testwood Drought Order Application

Doc 2.3 Section 20 Monitoring And Mitigation Progress

2025 Testwood Drought Order Application

2.5 Appendix A Physical Environment Assessment Methodology V4.0 Feb 2021

2019 Drought Plan

Non-Technical Summary

2019 Drought Plan

Technical Summary

2019 Drought Plan

Annex 1: Drought Monitoring and Trigger Levels

2019 Drought Plan

Annex 2: Scenario and What If Testing

2019 Drought Plan

Annex 3: Demand Interventions

2019 Drought Plan

Annex 4: Supply Interventions

2019 Drought Plan

Annex 5: Environmental Monitoring Plan

2019 Drought Plan

Annex 6: Water Efficiency Strategy

2019 Drought Plan

Annex 6: Management and Communications

2019 Drought Plan

Annex 7: Post-Drought Actions

2019 Drought Plan

Annex 8: Engagement and Consultation

2019 Drought Plan

Annex 9: Options Appraisal Approach

2019 Drought Plan

Annex 10: Restrictions: Frequently Asked Questions

2019 Drought Plan

Annex 11: Habitats Regulations Assessment Report Part 1 – Stages 1 and 2

2019 Drought Plan

Annex 11: Habitats Regulations Assessment Report Part 2 – Stages 3 and 4

2019 Drought Plan

Annex 11: Habitats Regulations Assessment Non-Technical Summary

2019 Drought Plan

Annex 12: SEA Appendix C1 European Designated Sites

2019 Drought Plan

Annex 12: SEA Appendix C2 National Designated Sites

2019 Drought Plan

Annex 12: SEA Appendix C3 Recreation

2019 Drought Plan

Annex 12: SEA Appendix C4 Aquifer & Geology

2019 Drought Plan

Annex 12: SEA Appendix C5 Surface Water Features

2019 Drought Plan

Annex 12: SEA Appendix C6 Resource Availability

2019 Drought Plan

Annex 12: SEA Appendix C7 Agricultural

2019 Drought Plan

Annex 12: SEA Appendix C8 Air Quality

2019 Drought Plan

Annex 12: SEA Appendix C10 Landscape

2019 Drought Plan

Annex 12: SEA Appendix D and E

2019 Drought Plan

Annex 12: Strategic Environmental Assessment Non-Technical Summary

2019 Drought Plan

Annex 12: SEA Appendix C9 Heritage

2019 Drought Plan

Annex 12: Strategic Environmental Assessment Environmental Report

2019 Drought Plan

Annex 13: Water Framework Directive Assessment

2019 Drought Plan

Annex 13: Water Framework Directive Assessment Non-Technical Summary

2019 Drought Plan

Statement of Exclusions

2019 Drought Plan

2018 Statement of Response

2022 Drought Plan

SEMD Letter

2022 Drought Plan

Statement of exclusions

2022 Drought Plan