Policy paper

Water stressed areas – 2021 classification

This report sets out the results of the Environment Agency's determination of areas of water stress that took place in 2021.

• From: Environment Agency and Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Published: 1 July 2021

This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

Applies to England

Documents

Water stressed areas – final classification 2021

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Details

The Secretary of State:

• accepted the Environment Agency’s advice on the water company areas that should be determined to be in areas of serious water stress
• determined those areas as areas of serious water stress on 1 July 2021

This followed our public consultation in February and March 2021.

Read the report to find out about the:

• final determination
• approach to our assessment

Published 1 July 2021