Consultation on the Cuckmere and Pevensey Levels river basin catchment

We specifically asked about:

• Our Strategic Environmental Assessment Scoping Report
• Our selection of wastewater systems to take forward into the Options Development and Appraisal stage of the DWMP in the first cycle, and
• Our developing plans on each of the 11 river basin catchments.

Our report on the initial DWMP consultation is now available.

When we consulted on the developing plans for the Cuckmere and Pevensey Levels River Basin Catchment you told us that the key issues we needed to take into consideration were:

• Building new and improving existing infrastructure to meet the demands of future growth and development should be prioritised as well as resolving issues of new connections, for example, connections at Bexhill had not yet been delivered.
• Capacity issues, the poor condition of wastewater assets and misconnections are linked to pollution and discharge risks, affecting the potential to achieve GES and protect environmentally sensitive areas.
• The source – pathway – receptor model works well but more detail is needed on what can be done now and what needs to be delivered in the future as well as how system will be improved.

How we responded to the issues raised during the workshops and the preliminary public consultation is set out in our Register of Stakeholder Comments.

We held a full 12 week public consultation on the draft Regional (Level 1) DWMP between Monday 13 June and Monday 05 September 2022. Our Statement of Response to the issues raised is published on the home page of our website, and a report and analysis on the consultation is published on the Have your say page.