Climate change is making it harder to protect water resources than ever before.  Especially for the driest region in the country, where we receive on average, a third less rainfall than the rest of England.

That’s why we’re laying hundreds of kilometres of new interconnecting pipes to help us move water more freely around our region. This vast network is designed to divert water from the wetter north of our region to the drier south and east, where water is harder to source. This is one of the largest infrastructure projects in the UK responding to demand and protecting supplies, as well as strengthening local resilience by reducing the number of homes and businesses which rely on a single water source. It’s a major investment for the future, all designed to keep taps flowing, and ecosystems thriving, so we can safeguard our region’s water supply.

Discover more about the Strategic Pipeline and the water grid we’re building for better.​