Consultation outcome

Water conservation: measures to reduce personal water use

From:
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
Published
19 July 2019
Last updated
2 July 2021 — See all updates
This was published under the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
This consultation has concluded

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Summary of responses for the consultation on measures to reduce personal water use

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Analysis of responses to the call for evidence about water conservation measures to reduce personal water use

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Detail of outcome

These documents summarise the responses received to the government’s 2019 consultation on measures to reduce personal water use, and the associated call for evidence.

We have announced a package of policy measures in response to this consultation, see the Written Ministerial statement on the UK Parliament website.

Detail of feedback received

We received 324 responses to this consultation.

Original consultation

Summary

Seeking views and evidence on various measures for reducing personal water use.

This consultation was held on another website.

This consultation ran from
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Consultation description

We want to know what you think about the various measures we could take to reduce the amount of water we all use. Reducing water usage will help protect our water supplies and the environment.

We’re also asking for evidence to help us set an ambitious but appropriate target for personal water use by 2050.

Updates to this page

Published 19 July 2019
Last updated 2 July 2021 + show all updates

  1. We have added the summary of responses and the call to evidence analysis of responses report for the consultation.

  2. Summary of responses documents removed due to a publishing error. We will publish the summary of responses document again as soon as we resolve the issue.

  3. Added the summary of responses.

  4. Updated with information on when the summary of responses will be published.

  5. First published.

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