Drought plan

Droughts are natural events caused by a serious lack of rain over several months. Our drought plan sets out the actions we will take to protect water supplies should a drought occur.

Drought plans are updated every five years and we are now in the process of developing the next draft of our Drought Plan (2027), which will reflect the latest guidance and information.

Our current Final Drought Plan 2022 incorporates the feedback that we received from consultees, the Environment Agency and Defra.

No information has been excluded from the Drought Plan on the grounds that it would be contrary to the interests of national security and no commercially sensitive information has been excluded.

Our Final Drought Plan 2022 and accompanying documents can be found below.