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This project is part funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) as part of the South East ERDF Competitiveness Programme 2007 – 2013

Water availability for agriculture - status and outlook for the South East WATERR Project - 28 January 2014 Chris Topping Groundwater and Hydrology This project is part funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) as part of the South East ERDF Competitiveness Programme 2007 – 2013

We are the Environment Agency. It is our job to look after your environment and make it a better place – for you, and for future generations. The Environment Agency. Out there, making your environment a better place. This project is part funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) as part of the South East ERDF petitivenessgramme 2007 – 2013

What is happening? This project is part funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) as part of the South East ERDF Competitiveness Programme 2007 – 2013

Water usage by sector in the South East (Ml/d) Public water supply Spray irrigation 5249 Agriculture (excl. spray) (72%) Electricity supply Other industry Fish farming, etc 29 Private water supply Other 34 178 381 1368 21 10 This project is part funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) as part of the South East ERDF Competitiveness Programme 2007 – 2013

What is happening? Population Growth This project is part funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) as part of the South East ERDF Competitiveness Programme 2007 – 2013

Projected Public Water Demand Level one bullet Level two bullet • Level three bullet – Level four bullet » Level five bullet 7 UNCLASSIFIED This project is part funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) as part of the South East ERDF Competitiveness Programme 2007 – 2013

Where will the water we use comes from in the future? Desalination 1% Effluent Reservoirs Reuse 7% 6% Groundwater 12% Water Metering 27% Surface water 12% Water efficiency 15% Tariffs 20% This project is part funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) as part of the South East ERDF Competitiveness Programme 2007 – 2013

What is happening? Climate Change This project is part funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) as part of the South East ERDF Competitiveness Programme 2007 – 2013

The situation currently PKF Daniel Walker & News Shopper This project is part funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) as part of the South East ERDF Competitiveness Programme 2007 – 2013

Climate Change - Seasonal trends? 11 This project is part funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) as part of the South East ERDF Competitiveness Programme 2007 – 2013

What is happening? Demand This project is part funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) as part of the South East ERDF Competitiveness Programme 2007 – 2013

Age old, world wide problem 13

WFD - Surface water bodies at risk from abstraction This project is part funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) as part of the South East ERDF Competitiveness Programme 2007 – 2013

Ecological Status of Water Bodies UNCLASSIFIED 15 This project is part funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) as part of the South East ERDF Competitiveness Programme 2007 – 2013

What are the Environment Agency doing? Water Framework Directive ( WFD ) Restoring Sustainable Abstraction Improved Licence Improvement Ecological Status Basin Management Plans This project is part funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) as part of the South East ERDF Competitiveness Programme 2007 – 2013

Hands Off Flow Restrictions WYE- LOWER RAVENS- STOUR STOUR MOLE BOURNE MEDWAY ROTHER 2001 Y 2002 Y 2003 Y 2004 Y 2005 Y 2006 Y Y 2007 2008 2009 Y Y Y Y Y 2010 Y Y Y 2011 Y Y Y Y 2012 Y Y Y Y 2013 Y Y 13 10 6 4 2 1 2 % 77 46 31 15 8 15 UNCLASSIFIED 17 This project is part funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) as part of the South East ERDF Competitiveness Programme 2007 – 2013

Improving Licensing ‘Winter fill’ reservoirs Antecedent rainfall conditions Flexible abstraction periods This project is part funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) as part of the South East ERDF Competitiveness Programme 2007 – 2013

Peak Lopping This project is part funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) as part of the South East ERDF Competitiveness Programme 2007 – 2013

Improving Licensing - continued ‘Restructure’ of licensing in EA More creative in finding alternative sources of water Leniency during droughts Licence Reform Project – Defra/EA initiative (Abstraction Reform Advisory Group (ARAG)) Licensing unregulated abstractions This project is part funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) as part of the South East ERDF Competitiveness Programme 2007 – 2013

What is Spray Irrigation? This project is part funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) as part of the South East ERDF Competitiveness Programme 2007 – 2013

What is Trickle Irrigation? This project is part funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) as part of the South East ERDF Competitiveness Programme 2007 – 2013

This project is part funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) as part of the South East ERDF Competitiveness Programme 2007 – 2013 Known Trickle Irrigators in KSL

Kent and South London Area Irrigation in 2011 Known Trickle Irrigation Spray 1584 Irrigation Mega litres 2117 per Year Mega litres 43% per Year 57% This project is part funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) as part of the South East ERDF Competitiveness Programme 2007 – 2013

Change in Irrigation Profile (Medway Catchment) Monthly Profile of Trickle Irrigation Average Monthly Abstraction Volumes Abstracted (Ml) Month This project is part funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) as part of the South East ERDF Competitiveness Programme 2007 – 2013

Unregulated, Unlicensed, Unacceptable ! This project is part funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) as part of the South East ERDF Competitiveness Programme 2007 – 2013

What next? We'd like to get ideas, reactions and thoughts from all interested groups to help us develop a better approach to tackling the problems of water resource management. This project is part funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) as part of the South East ERDF Competitiveness Programme 2007 – 2013

What next? We'd like to: Raise awareness of significant water management issues and specifically the problems of abstraction and low flows. Gather responses to, and input on, the information we rely on, including any gaps in knowledge. Share and review planning assumptions. Share potential solutions and actions to address the problems in future and explore who is best placed to implement them. This project is part funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) as part of the South East ERDF Competitiveness Programme 2007 – 2013