Sustainable Water Fund

For more information about our Sustainable Water Fund, please read our guidance document here which also includes support on completing the application form below.

The information you provide will be used solely in accordance to United Utilities' Privacy Policy.

Location Details

Please provide an easting coordinate for the location of your project

Please provide a northing coordinate for the location of your project

Have you confirmed the location is eligible with our Rainwater Management team? Yes No

Key Information

Please outline in m2 the pre-project area draining to the combined sewer

Please outline in m2 the post-project area draining to the combined sewer

Are you disconnecting surface water from the combined sewer?

Please provide information to support the betterment

Please provide the natural flood management area in m2

What is the total cost of your project?

What is the cost of the rainwater management features?

What is the contribution requested from United Utilities?

Sustainable Water Fund Eligibility

Apart from the grant funding requested, is there funding available to contribute to the project? Yes No

Are you submitting as a local authority? Yes No

Can you commit to delivery by 31/03/2029? Yes No

Is the project already fully funded or in construction? Yes No

Is this scheme to deliver SuDS, NFM or disconnection? Yes No

Are you willing to publish learning to the sector? Yes No

Have you downloaded and read the standard contract template that will be used for the purposes of all the call for schemes projects? We advise that you share this upfront with your legal teams for review and sign off so we can be agile once the approvals are made. Yes No

You can access the standard contract template here that will be used for the purposes of all the call for schemes projects.

Project Details

Please select your solution type SuDS - Rainwater harvesting, Green roofs, Infiltration systems, Proprietary treatment systems, Filter strips, Filter drains, Swales, Bioretention systems, Trees, Pervious pavements, Attenuation storage tanks, Detention basins, Ponds and wetlands NFM - Upland peat management, Soil and land management, Runoff management, Runoff storage, Catchment woodland, Cross slope woodland, Riparian woodland, Floodplain woodland, Leaky barriers, Offline storage, Floodplain reconnection, River channel restoration Separation - Disconnection of surface water from combined sewers to ground, waterbody or surface water sewers

What stage of the project is it in?

Evidence of connectivity (site photographs, GIS records, drainage plans, connectivity surveys, dye tests or any other evidence clearly demonstrating the above)

Which other partners or funding sources are being utilised? Details of other agreed partners and their statement of support*

Will you own the rainwater management asset(s)? Yes No

Will you maintain the asset? Yes No

Is planning permission required for this project? Is it anticipated any other consenting may be required for the project Yes No

When is the anticipated completion of detailed design?

What is the expected construction period in months?

What is the expected construction period?

What are the anticipated risks and opportunities to meeting the expected project end date? How might partnering with us overcome any of these?

Wider Benefits and Learning

What additional benefits will the project provide relating to water quality, water quantity, biodiversity and amenity?

Please provide any supporting information

Please confirm you agree with the statements below

We the Local Authority will share information and learnings from this project with the wider sector

We (the Local Authority) will support engagement of the local community with the purpose and benefits of the project

Administrative Information

Project name

Project description

What local authority do you belong to?

Contact Details

Full name

Department

Role and relation to the project

Email address

Contact number

Address of organisation

Cookie consent

Strictly necessary/functionality cookies

Sustainable Water Fund​