ABSTRACT

AssessingthepresentpatternofwaterdemandinEnglandandWales,it wouldappearthatthereislittleneedforthedevelopmentoffurthermajor waterresources.Inter-regionaltransferswouldhelpareaspronetodroughts. ThisisthepresentpolicyoftheNRAwhichhasestimatedthewater resourcessituationforEnglandandWalesin2021(Fig19.1).