Consultation on the Rother 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 Rother river basin catchment you told us that the key issues we needed to take into consideration were:

• The drainage issues in the Fairlight catchment are significant due to instability of the Fairlight Cliffs. A long-term project is needed to minimise surface water draining over the top of the cliffs, and to deal with specific drainage issues within the catchment area.
• Drainage and land stability issues are major concerns and should be prioritised.
• New and improved infrastructure is needed to increase capacity and meet the demands of new development and future growth.
• Misconnections must be reduced alongside the risks from poor condition assets.
• Environmentally sensitive areas must be protected.

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.