Thank you to those of you that responded to our informal consultation on the Emerging Regional plan.
We have received 19 responses which can be viewed here.
The WCWRG Steering Group have reviewed the feedback received and have categorised the comments in to three main themes as follows:
| Theme | Ask/Challenge Received | Response |
|---|---|---|
| Alignment of plans |
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We understand alignment and consistency are key in water resources regional planning and will support RCG Working group’s national reconciliation process. We will include our options appraisal process within our draft regional plan to highlight the wide range of options we have already considered |
| Stakeholder engagement |
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We are increasing our stakeholder engagement activities, with agriculture and mineral extraction being our key priorities. We have undertaken customer research which will help us further understand customer priorities |
| Environmental destination |
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The long-term environmental destination - and the adaptive pathway to deliver it will need to be reflected in the WINEP we develop in partnership with EA, as well as our company business plans, company WRMP and regional WRMP. For final plan we will identify the areas where additional investigations will be needed to support cost effective delivery of ambition and the development of the next National Framework |
We are confident that our Draft Plan will provide a robust assessment of regional needs and will be holding follow-up sessions with our Regulators to discuss further and agree next steps.
For our emerging plan we have taken a pragmatic approach to the regional environmental destination and will continue to work with stakeholders and regulators to ensure our plans provide good value for money and reflect customer priorities.
If you would like to get involved or have further feedback, please contact us.