The South East Water Limited (River Ouse and Shell Brook) Drought Order 2025
This Order, made on the application of South East Water Limited (“the Company”), makes provision to meet a threatened serious deficiency of supplies of water in the Sussex region of the Company’s area of supply, which arises from an exceptional shortage of rain. In accordance with section 74(3) of the Water Resources Act 1991 (c. 57), this Order will cease to have effect at midnight on 2nd June 2026 (within six months of the day on which the Order comes into force).
Lifecycle
Department
Made
02 Dec 2025
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In force
03 Dec 2025
Enabling power
the Company the Act South East Water Limited (“”) has made an application for an ordinary drought order under section 73(3)(b) of the Water Resources Act 1991(“”). The Secretary of State is satisfied that proper notices of the application have been published and served by the Company in accordance with paragraph 1 of Schedule 8 to the Actand no objections to the application have been made. In accordance with section 73(1) of the Act, the Secretary of State is also satisfied that, by reason of an exceptional shortage of rain, a serious deficiency of supplies of water is threatened in the Sussex region of the Company’s area of supply. It appears to the Secretary of State expedient to make the provisions in this Order with a view to meeting this deficiency. The Secretary of State makes this Order in exercise of the power conferred by sections 73(1) and 74(2)(f) and (5) of, and paragraph 2(5) of Schedule 8 to, the Act.
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