We have published our draft water resources management plan for 2009 for consultation. This provides a comprehensive statement of our water supply and demand forecasts to 2035, and the actions we plan to take around water supply sustainability. You can see the plan, and make comments on it, here http://www.unitedutilities.com/?OBH=5586
Our approach to water resource management is to:
• balance supply and demand to ensure a reliable supply while protecting the environment and minimising the impact on customer bills
• adapt to meet the challenge of climate change through helping customers use water more efficiently, tackling leakage and making our supply system more robust. Reducing demand is an important contribution to mitigating climate change.
• respond to increasing drought risk, ensuring abstraction is sustainable and responsive to climate change adaptation; and
• ensure our plans meet the needs and priorities of our customers and other stakeholders, by taking account of their views during our planning.