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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Water usage by sector in the South East (Ml/d)

5249 (72%) 29 34 178 381 1368 10 21

Public water supply Spray irrigation Agriculture (excl. spray) Electricity supply Other industry Fish farming, etc Private water supply Other

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

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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

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UNCLASSIFIED

Level one bullet

Level two bullet

Level three bullet

– Level four bullet » Level five bullet

Projected Public Water Demand

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Where will the water we use comes from in the future?

Desalination 1% Reservoirs 7% Groundwater 12% Surface water 12% Water efficiency 15% Tariffs 20% Water Metering 27% Effluent Reuse 6%

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What is happening?

Climate Change

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The situation currently

PKF Daniel Walker & News Shopper

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Climate Change - Seasonal trends?

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What is happening?

Demand

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Age old, world wide problem

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WFD - Surface water bodies at risk from abstraction

This project is part funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) as part

f the South East ERDF Competitiveness

Programme 2007–2013

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Ecological Status of Water Bodies

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What are the Environment Agency doing? Water Framework Directive (WFD)

Restoring Sustainable Abstraction Licence Improvement Basin Management Plans

Improved Ecological Status

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Hands Off Flow Restrictions

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MEDWAY ROTHER WYE- STOUR LOWER STOUR MOLE RAVENS- BOURNE

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

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

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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

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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

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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

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What is Spray Irrigation?

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What is Trickle Irrigation?

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Known Trickle Irrigators in KSL

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Kent and South London Area Irrigation in 2011

Known Trickle Irrigation 1584 Mega litres per Year 43% Spray Irrigation 2117 Mega litres per Year 57%

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Change in Irrigation Profile

(Medway Catchment)

Volumes Abstracted (Ml) Month Monthly Profile of Trickle Irrigation

Average Monthly Abstraction

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Unregulated, Unlicensed, Unacceptable !

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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

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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

n, 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