The Southern Water 2024 Water Resources Management Plan (WRMP24) outlines a long-term strategy to ensure a secure, reliable, and sustainable water supply for customers in southern England. It is designed to address future challenges such as population growth, climate change, drought risk, and increasing water demand.

The plan forecasts water supply and demand over the next 25 to 50 years and identifies solutions to maintain balance between available resources and customer needs. A major focus is improving resilience so that water supply can remain stable even during periods of extreme weather or drought.

Key strategies in the plan include reducing water leakage across the distribution network, encouraging customers to use water more efficiently, and developing new water sources. These new sources may include reservoirs, water recycling systems, desalination technologies, and regional water transfer projects.

The plan also emphasizes environmental protection, aiming to reduce pressure on sensitive ecosystems such as rivers and groundwater sources. It aligns with national and regional water resource planning frameworks to ensure coordinated and sustainable manag