Title: Water resources for the future : a summary of the strategy for Southern region
Author: Environment Agency
Document Type: Monograph
Abstract:
This brief Environment Agency leaflet describes Agency's strategies for managing water resources in the Southern Region. Southern Region, includes the Isle of Wight and most of the counties of Hampshire, West Sussex, East Sussex and Kent. Landscape features include chalk downland, the Weald and marshland around Romney and in north Kent. With a few exceptions, the larger towns lie along the coast. The total land area of the region is 10,980 km2, and its population is over five million. Groundwater is the most important source of water in the region, both for our use and for supporting our rivers and wetlands. The aquifers that underlie much of the region play a vital role as natural reservoirs, storing a portion of rainfall and then slowly releasing it. Chalk is the main water-bearing rock, typically supplying around 70 per cent of the water used and helping many rivers and streams to continue flowing during dry periods. The Agency's strategy reflects these issues. It looks 25 years ahead, and considers the many changes that may occur over this time. Its vision is: Enough water for all human uses with an Improved water environment.
Publisher: Environment Agency
Publication Date: 2001
Publication Place: Peterborough
Subject Keywords: Water resources; Water management; Public relations
Geographic Keywords: EA South East
Extent: n.p. [6]
Permalink: http://www.environmentdata.org/archive/ealit:2094
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