Object

Representation ID: 19484

Received: 24/02/2009

Respondent: Environment Agency

We support the 'Preferred Strategy for Water Supply and Wastewater' in Box 32 .We consider that a particular reference to the environmental water quality would contribute to maintaining or improving the overall status of water bodies in Rother under the EU Water Framework Directive (WFD). We recommend that the wording of Criterion (iv) is amended as below.

Page 118 - Box 32 - Amend wording of criterion (iv) to read: "permit development only if it has no adverse effect on the environmental water quality and potential yields of water resources".

The Strategy could ensure the creation of buffer zones for any development that occurs near watercourses - this would help reduce their contribution of diffuse pollution from urban development.