7. River basin district summaries

This section describes and links to the summary of measures for each river basin district.

The summary of measures for each river basin district spreadsheet presents the measures currently planned for each river basin district.

They include planned measures where funding has been committed or there is an established funding mechanism. For some of these measures there is confidence about where and when the outcomes will be achieved, whilst for others there is currently uncertainty about the specific locations that will benefit from the measures.

Where there is confidence about the specific locations that will benefit from the measures, this confidence is reflected in some of the water body objectives proposed in the plans. These measures are a small subset of the programmes of measures and the outcomes they deliver represent a conservative view of what will be achieved by 2027.

Where there is currently uncertainty about the specific locations that will benefit from the measures, this uncertainty is reflected in some of the water body objectives proposed in the plans. These measures include the new government initiatives described in section 4.3, Water Industry Price Review 2024, and new Environment Agency funded projects that will take place during 2022 to 2027.