Water Resources
Cambridge Water’s number one priority is to ensure a consistent supply of high quality drinking water is available for its customers now and in the future.
The amount of water Cambridge Water has available for use, compared with the quantity actually used is referred to as the "supply demand balance".
The supply demand balance can be influenced by a range factors. Some of these are external, like whether or not we have a drought and how many new homes will be built, and some are influenced by the decisions we make as a company, like whether we increase our metering programme.
The draft Water Resources Management Plan sets out these factors and assesses their likelihood, and what impact they may have on our water supply over the next 25 years. It then uses this assessment to calculate the surplus amount of water, known as the headroom. An additional buffer (target headroom) is also included to cater for uncertainties.
During the summer of 2008 Cambridge Water published its draft plan and invited the public and a wide range of stakeholders, including our regulator Ofwat, the Environment Agency and local councils, to comment on our proposals.
A full list of the comments and Cambridge Water’s official response to them can be accessed in the Schedule of Representations.
Having considered the representations in detail, we will be updating our draft Water Resources Management Plan. You can access a summary of the responses and how we plan to update the plan in the Statement of Response to Representations.
During the spring of 2009 the Secretary of State will spend time considering all water companies’ Statement of Response to Representations, before making directions regarding the publication of the final plans.
You can use the links below to access the following documents:
Executive Summary
Draft Water Resources Management Plan
Schedule of Representations
Statement of Response to Representations
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