A joint approach for how water companies should consider flood and coastal resilience in the context of their statutory roles and duties
| Date | 06 June 2022 |
By email
6 June 2022
Dear Regulatory Director,
A joint approach for how water companies should consider flood and coastal
resilience in the context of their statutory roles and duties
Ofwat and the Environment Agency have a shared ambition to ensure that water company
infrastructure is fit for the country’s long-term needs, as a vital part of ensuring resilient
places and communities. We have therefore developed a joint approach for how water
companies should consider flood and coastal resilience in the context of their statutory roles
and duties. This joint approach reflects strategic commitments in Ofwat’s strategy ‘Time to
Act, Together’, and in the Environment Agency’s ‘National Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk
Management Strategy for England’.
By working together with other stakeholders to manage water in a more integrated way,
water companies can improve the resilience of services and communities to all sources of
flood and coastal risk, enhance the natural environment and deliver value for customers.
We know that you are already doing great work in this space, and we hope that this joint
approach will support you in your partnership working.
We will also be sharing this with the flood and coastal risk management authorities to provide
clarity on how we can all work together to achieve a resilient water industry, that better
supports outcomes for people and wildlife.
Yours sincerely
Harry Armstrong (Ofwat) Julie Foley (Environment Agency)
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