Eight regional water councils planned to strengthen community voice
The government has announced plans for eight regional water councils in England. Local leaders, customers and businesses would help shape priorities for sewage, flooding, drought and future water supplies.
Issued by Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, England ·
The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs has announced plans for eight regional water councils to give communities more influence over water investment in England.
The proposed bodies will bring together local leaders, customers and businesses to identify regional priorities, including water quality, sewage, flooding, drought and future supplies. Each council will draw up a plan describing the pressures on its water system and possible public and private investment.
Local leaders have been asked to submit proposals for running the bodies by the end of the year. The announcement points to existing regional partnerships in Greater Manchester and East Anglia as examples of coordinated planning.
The release also describes proposed powers for mayors through the strengthened Water Bill. These are announced plans rather than evidence that all eight councils are already operating.
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