I hope the Water in Hampshire project will lead to the adoption of water policies in local plans. Hampshire s environment needs protecting. The tendency for short-term planning at present needs to be replaced by a long time frame. Its important that all bodies work together - a good example is the Hampshire Water Consultative Group we ve set up. I hope we don t end up with hard-surfaced areas at the expense of potential solutions.
SUDs have many benefits.
We also shouldn t forget that new houses represent just a pinprick in relation to the total stock. There is tremendous potential for action by local authorities, in terms of our planning and education remits, as major employers, and by demonstrating good practice in our own estates. Hampshire County Council can be proud of its record in many areas such as transport and waste, and I hope we can emulate this through the Water in Hampshire project. My concluding point is that we must stop taking water for granted. This page produced by the Hantsweb Team .