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Southern Region Drought Plan

Dry weather can put an immense pressure on our valuable water resources. We work with water companies and other organisations to secure public water supplies and ensure long-term protection of the environment. Each Environment Agency region has a drought plan in place that sets out how we plan for and manage drought.

Our plan aims to provide a structured and flexible framework to deal with droughts of different types and severity and sets out a system of monitoring and reporting to identify and track the onset and progress of drought.

Our Southern plan outlines:

• the regional drought management structure;
• the drought monitoring that will be undertaken by the Regional Drought Team;
• the drought management actions that the Regional Drought Team may need to take and the triggers for these actions;
• how the Regional Drought Team are involved with drought permit and drought order applications;
• the region’s drought communications actions;
• how the region will report on drought.

The Environment Agency has a national drought plan that covers England and Wales, and also area drought plans that outline local issues.

• Drought Plan for Southern Region
  
• Drought Plan for Sussex Area
  
• Drought Plan for Kent Area
  
• Drought Plan for Hampshire and the Isle of Wight
  

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