CPRE Sussex responds to Independent Water Commission final report

CPRE Sussex welcomes call for the existing water regulatory system to be replaced but says new proposals don’t go far enough to fix failing sewage and water infrastructure ahead of government housing plans.

Countryside charity CPRE Sussex says the new report from the Independent Water Commission published today (July 21) doesn’t go far enough in tackling water companies themselves, but correctly identifies that the government’s plan to build 1.5 million new homes and connect them to an already failing sewage system is a problem.

Read more in press release.

Read full report: Independent Water Commission Final Report – Summary