Future improvements to your wastewater network
Our next DWMP cycle is underway, and we remain committed to delivering a high-quality plan that supports long-term resilience and environmental sustainability.
Using the learnings from DWMP 23, this next plan will take a broader and more cohesive look at the challenges we face. The plan will showcase how we will continue to protect the environment across the southwest region, even as external pressures increase.
We want to work closely with our stakeholders who know our environment well, who manage flood risks, take care of our roads and highways and help to shape decisions about our growing communities. We can manage these challenges to our environment by working together.
Our aims for DWMP 28
Our focus is on the key challenges presented by population growth in our region and the impacts of climate change on our communities and our asset base.
- Population growth: Development is essential to support economic growth in our region. However, greater population growth and higher per person water use puts pressure on our system. Our aim is to always have the infrastructure in place when growing communities need it.
- Climate change: The South West is particularly vulnerable to climate change, given its miles of coastline and closeness to the western approaches of the Atlantic Ocean. We are already experiencing the impacts of climate change and expect future rising sea levels and more intense storms. This has the potential to cause flooding of roads, homes and businesses and to cause storm overflows to trigger more frequently and for longer.
We will use our data and modelling systems, and climate change predictions to understand these challenges and invest in our infrastructure to ensure it is fit for purpose.