The publicly accepted proposal by Portsmouth Water to establish the nation’s first reservoir in over three decades, already under construction following local authority approval, is now under threat from Southern Water’s Hampshire Water Transfer and Water Recycling Plant (HWTWRP) project. Southern Water are proposing a high-risk capital venture which does not provide a sustainable or cost-effective solution for the provision of a resilient water supply for the future.
The effluent recycling plant proposed as an extension to the Budds Farm sewage treatment works at Broadmarsh, Havant, is one of three such developments which form the core of Southern Water’s draft Water Resources Management Plan (WRMP). The other two proposed plants are at Sandown (IoW) and Littlehampton, see ‘News Items’ in the menu above.
In the absence of direct communication between the water companies and their bill-paying customers, the Havant based ‘Water Matters’ community has been working hard to bring the detail to the attention of the public through these pages in order that the general public can be well-informed about Southern Water’s future plans. Take the ‘Water Matters’ menu options at the top of this page to explore further details on the significant concerns, spiralling cost to customers, impacts on the environment, and a better more sustainable way forward.
The content of these pages has evolved over the period of the following consultation exercises:
| Southern Water ‘Water for Life’ Consultation | 5 July 2022 – 16 Aug 2022 |
| Southern Water WRMP First Consultation | 14 Nov 2022 – 20 Feb 2023 |
| Southern Water HWTWRP Summer 2024 Consultation | 29 May 2024 – 23 July 2024 |
| Southern Water WRMP Second Consultation | 11 Sep 2024 – 4 Dec 2024 |
| Southern Water HWTWRP Spring 2025 Consultation | 5 March 2025 – 4 April 2025 |
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