Draft Water Resources Management Plan Consultation Questions

Draft Water Resources Management Plan Consultation Questions

We would like to hear your views on our plans to secure reliable water supplies for the future.
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Question 1 - Do you support our approach to providing your water supplies in the future?

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Question 2 - Do you think we have considered all the challenges when planning our water supplies for the future?

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Question 3 - Do you agree that we should do more to reduce demand for water?

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Question 4 - Do you think it would ever be acceptable to introduce standpipes (a shared water supply for a number of customers located in a public place) or rota cuts (water is only supplied to homes for a few hours each day) to manage water supplies during an extreme drought?

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Question 5 - Do you think it’s acceptable that we introduce temporary use bans – previously known as hosepipe bans – once in every 10 years to help us manage droughts?

No, you should plan for this to happen less than once in every 10 years Yes, it's about right No, you should plan for this to happen more than once every 10 years
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Question 6 - Do you support our plans to reduce leaks by at least 15% by 2030?

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Question 7 - The south east is a water-stressed region and most people now have a water meter. Do you support our plans to install water meters to charge people for the water they use and provide them with more information about how much water they are using?

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Question 8 - Do you think it’s important that we help our customers use less water by providing water efficiency advice and home visits?

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Question 9 - Do you support our plans to trial smart meters to provide near real-time information on water use?

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Question 10 - Do you support our plans to develop new groundwater sources, so we can take more water from underground during the winter?

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Question 11 - Do you think it’s important that we work with the other water companies in the south east and pipelines are built that allow us to share water with our neighbouring companies?

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Question 12 - Where did you hear about this consultation?
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