Steeping and Eaus Catchments - Water Resources Workshop

You are invited to a workshop for abstractors, water users and stakeholders with an interest and knowledge in Steeping & Eaus catchments.

The workshop is designed to discuss current and long-term water resource planning, share catchment knowledge and draw links to wider areas, such as river flow and ecological improvements. The workshop will look at the data released by the Environment Agency on environmental destination for the catchments, including modelled abstraction licence reductions (now, 2050 and beyond) to achieve environmental compliance.

Water Resources East (WRE) are hosting this workshop. WRE are your local regional group, tasked by government to plan for long-term water resources, to ensure a sustainable supply of water for our businesses, communities and the environment. WRE, working closely with local partners, are keen to talk to stakeholders from all sectors in the Steeping and Eaus catchments through this workshop, to:

• gain local understanding of the catchment challenges and needs
• identify current projects and activities
• identify future solutions eg. farm reservoirs, rainwater harvesting, nature based solutions, efficiency projects and more

Do you abstract from the river or groundwater for your business, rely on water for irrigation or are working on projects to improve the local ecology or amenity?

This workshop will be an opportunity to learn more about planned abstraction reform locally, assist with business planning for water availability and provide an opportunity to input into this important discussion. The information generated through the workshop will inform decision making in the catchment, feed into regulatory processes and water resource planning by water companies and all sectors across the region. The outcomes from the workshop will be made available through the catchment platform designed for the workshop series and reported in our WRE environmental destination work and wider water resource planning.

Note: The workshop will be of particular interest to those farming, abstracting or working in the following areas: South Dike and Grayfleet Drain, Long Eau, Great Eau (upstream of South Thoresby), Woldgrift Drain, Anderby Main Drain, Willoughby High Drain, Ingoldmells Main Drain and the Lymm.

Feel free to share this event with interested colleagues or catchment stakeholders – all sectors are welcome, including farmers, environmental groups, industry and amenity representatives.

Please let us know of any dietary requirements by e-mailing: contact@wre.org.uk. BASIS and NRoSO points will be available.

The workshop has been organised in collaboration between the Witham Catchment Partnership, East Mercia Rivers Trust and WRE.

We look forward to seeing you there and your input into this important way of achieving water resource security for our businesses, users, community and environment in the Steeping and Eaus catchments!

Image: Great Eau - Source: Tony Mair