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<p>We recognise the importance of having a robust drainage system for now and the
future.</p><p> </p><p>All English water companies have published Drainage and Wastewater
Management Plans which outline improvements to drainage and wastewater systems over
the next 25-30 years. These plans follow the priorities and expectations of the government,
which are set out in published Guiding Principles.</p><p> </p><p>The next publication
of Drainage and Wastewater Management Plans, in 2028, will be statutory and Government
will have powers to direct companies to consider additional matters.</p><p> </p><p>In
August 2022 the Government launched an ambitious <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1101686/Storm_Overflows_Discharge_Reduction_Plan.pdf"
target="_blank">plan</a> to reduce sewage discharges from storm overflows. Delivering
this plan will require the largest infrastructure programme ever delivered by water
companies - £56 billion capital investment over 25 years.</p>
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