Gate two submissions and final decisions

The decisions at gate two are made by further examining the solutions in more detail, with focus on ensuring that funding for continued investigation and development of solutions is aligned to water resources planning. We welcome representations from stakeholders regarding these elements.

Decisions about whether or not a solution goes ahead will be made through water resources planning and subsequently applications for local planning and environmental consents, not the through RAPID itself. Stakeholders with representations about specific schemes should engage with future consultations or contact the solution owners directly.

You can view all the gate two schematics in one document here.

Solution submissions	Draft decisions	Final decisions	Solution owners	Solution schematic
Anglian Water – Affinity Water Transfer (see letters below)	Draft decision for Anglian Water – Affinity Water Transfer	Final decision for Anglian Water – Affinity Water Transfer	Anglian Water and Affinity Water
Fens Reservoir	Draft decision for Fens Reservoir	Final decision for Fens Reservoir	Anglian Water and Cambridge Water (South Staffs Water)
Grand Union Canal Strategic Transfer	Draft decision for Grand Union Canal Strategic Transfer	Final decision for Grand Union Canal Strategic Transfer	Affinity Water, Severn Trent Water and Canal & River Trust (The Trust)
London Water Recycling	Draft decision for London Water Recycling	Final decision for London Water Recycling	Thames Water
Mendip quarries	Draft decision for Mendip quarries	Final decision for Mendip quarries	Wessex Water and South West Water
Minworth Water Recycling	Draft decision for Minworth Water Recycling	Final decision for Minworth Water Recycling	Severn Trent and Affinity Water
Severn to Thames Transfer (STT)	Draft decision for Severn to Thames Transfer (STT)	Final decision for Severn to Thames Transfer (STT)	United Utilities, Severn Trent and Thames Water
Severn Trent Sources (STS)	Draft decision for Severn Trent Sources (STS)	Final decision for Severn Trent Sources (STS)	Severn Trent
South East Strategic Reservoir Option (SESRO)	Draft decision for South East Strategic Reservoir Option (SESRO)	Final decision for South East Strategic Reservoir Option (SESRO)	Affinity Water and Thames Water
South Lincolnshire Reservoir	Draft decision for South Lincolnshire Reservoir	Final decision for South Lincolnshire Reservoir	Affinity Water and Anglian Water
Thames to Affinity Regional Transfer	Draft decision for Thames to Affinity Regional Transfer	Final decision for Thames to Affinity Regional Transfer	Affinity Water and Thames Water
Thames Water to Southern Water Transfer	Draft decision for Thames Water to Southern Water Transfer	Final decision for Thames Water to Southern Water Transfer	Thames Water and Southern Water
North West Transfer	Draft decision for North West Transfer	Final decision for North West Transfer	United Utilities
Poole Effluent Recycling and Transfers	Draft decision for Poole Effluent Recycling and Transfers	Final decision for Poole Effluent Recycling and Transfers	South West Water and Wessex Water
Cheddar 2 Source and Transfer (formerly West Country North sources)	Draft decision for Cheddar 2 Source and Transfer	Final decision for Cheddar 2 Source and Transfer	Wessex Water

Letters to solution owners

Letter from Yorkshire Water and Severn Trent requesting to postpone the gate two submission date.

A letter was received in July 2023 from the solution owner requesting to postpone gate two. Read the letter and the response from RAPID.

Letter from Thames Water requesting an amendment to the London Water Recycling (LWR) Teddington DRA Gate 3 submission

A letter was received in June 2023 from the solution owner requesting an amendment to the submission of Gate 3 for Teddington DRA, part of the LWR SRO. Read the letter.

Anglian to Affinity Transfer – solution scope change request

A letter was received in November 2022 from the solutions owners with a supporting note which sets out their proposed strategy for managing changes to the solution scope and partnering beyond gate two. They are recommending that the full scope of the Anglian to Affinity transfer does not progress to gate three. The supporting note sets out the background to these changes, the options considered and the recommended option to progress the required scope to gate three.

West Country North sources and transfers and Poole effluent recycling sources and transfers – solution option changes

An interim update from Wessex Water, in associated with solution partners South West Water, Bristol Water and Southern Water, was received proposing a change to West Country North source and transfers and Poole effluent recycling sources and transfers solution options. The change results in the solutions going forward no longer considering inter-regional needs and instead addressing intra-regional needs only.

Read the interim letter relating to the West Country Water Resources solutions here and the response from RAPID here.