The water you use, whether that’s from your toilet flushing or from rain that comes off roofs and roads needs to be collected, treated and sent safely back to the environment. A growing North West and more extreme weather present challenges for how we manage your used water over the long term. We’re planning for this through our Drainage and Wastewater Management Plan (DWMP).

This plan focuses on the future of drainage, wastewater and environmental water quality. We build this plan together with organisations that have interests and responsibilities relating to drainage, flooding and protection of the environment.

By working with other partners to plan for the future now, we can lead the way in sustainable and resilient growth in our towns and cities. It will allow us to manage the risks, mitigating and adapting to climate change, with robust infrastructure. 

To help us produce this plan, we’ll be looking at three key areas: flooding, environment and wastewater treatment. This will help us understand how a growing population and more extreme weather might prevent us from delivering the services that keep your toilets flushing.

The North West is made up of different areas we call catchments. By splitting the region into catchments we can manage, protect and enhance the water environment as an entire system, rather than looking at isolated challenges. This map shows you the different catchments in your region.

As our Drainage and Wastewater Management Plan progresses, you’ll be able to find out our plans for your area. More information to follow in summer 2022.