Preferred Options November 2021

Support

Representation ID: 986

Received: 10/12/2021

Respondent: Severn Trent Water

Support the council’s views around the urgency of climate change and acknowledge the commitment to green infrastructure (Policy HC19) as a toolset towards mitigating the impact.The plan could go along way in its aspiration for development to contribute towards flood risk reduction by limiting any new connections of surface water made to the combined sewerage system through careful allocation and/or planning policy. Another mechanism could be an ask that development discharges its surface water at a flow rate lower than current greenfield runoff rates

Object

Representation ID: 987

Received: 10/12/2021

Respondent: Severn Trent Water

One of the main challenges in developing a new settlement can be finding a suitable location to discharge treated effluent back to the environment without causing damage. The watercourses within the area of search identified in Appendix F are not particularly large, this creates an issue with the dilution ratio between discharged treated effluent and the watercourse baseflow.

Support

Representation ID: 988

Received: 10/12/2021

Respondent: Severn Trent Water

For new developments we would not expect surface water to be conveyed to our foul or combined sewage system and, where practicable, we support the removal of surface water already connected to foul or combined sewer. Ability to support significant development in the rural areas is likely to have a greater impact and require greater reinforcement to accommodate greater demands on water supply.