The document summarizes a presentation given by Nathan Richardson from RSPB about the Blueprint for Water PR19 Campaign. The Blueprint is a coalition of 18 environmental NGOs with over 6 million supporters working to ensure the significant investment (£8bn/yr) that water companies make delivers for both people and the environment. The coalition aims to influence the national political and regulatory framework for water companies through PR19 to priorities like catchment management, abstraction reform, SUDS, and WFD implementation.

1. Blueprint for Water PR19 Campaign
Nathan Richardson (RSPB)
CABA Conference - June 2017

2. Who are
• Coali+on of 18 leading environmental NGOs
• 6 million supporters and members
Blueprint Coali+on members :
• Manage over 525,000 ha of land
• Are involved in all of the catchment partnerships
• Look aHer more than 2,500 of our best wildlife sites
• Advise over 10,000 landowners a year
• Are working with water companies on
more than 100 partnership projects
• Not just about the water industry price review!

3. Why do we care about PR19?
• Healthy rivers, clean
beaches and coastal
waters, safe drinking
water, thriving wildlife,
reduced GHG emissions,
increased connec+on to
nature
• We want to ensure that
the significant investment
(£8bn/yr) made on our
behalf delivers for people
and the environment

4. Challenges & Opportuni+es
Brexit uncertainty
Climate change
Customer expecta+ons
Diffuse pollu+on
Emerging chemicals
Water scarcity
Flooding
Resilience
Invasive non-na+ve species
Affordability
Promo+ng innova+on
State of Nature

5. Blueprint’s PR19 focus
Influencing the na+onal
poli+cal and regulatory
landscape and how water
companies respond to that
framework
Not on developing and
implemen+ng local projects
on the ground
Delivery is undertaken by
Blueprint coali+on members
Catchment Management
Abstrac+on Reform
SUDS
Invasive Non Na+ve Species
WFD Implementa+on

6. Influencing the PR19 process
Na+onal advocacy
• Ministers and MPs
• Defra - Strategic Steer
• OFWAT - Common
Outcomes
• EA/NE – WISER
• Resilience Metrics
• 21st Century Drainage

7. Influencing the PR19 process
Regional advocacy
• Mee+ng companies
• CCGs & Environment Panels
• Strategically important
regional projects (WRE)
• Customers – engaging
members and supporters

8. Blueprint for PR19 - England Blueprint for PR19 - Wales

9. Protec+ng and restoring
catchments from source to sea
Stopping pollu+on of our
waters
Using water wisely and pricing
it fairly
Keeping our rivers flowing and
wetlands wet

12. Blueprint for PR19 - England
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USE IT
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QUOTE IT
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13. What next for Blueprint?
• PR19 Collabora+on
Shared Principles
• OFWAT PR19
Methodology - 11th July
• Engaging members and
supporters
• Reviewing emerging plans
against the Blueprint asks
• Assessing environmental
performance in AMP6

14. Shared interests and common cause
Policy
• Land management and diffuse pollu+on
• Emerging chemicals, micro-plas+cs
• Abstrac+on reform, water efficiency
Plans
• Building resilience to future change, water scarcity
• Beker forward planning of our wastewater system
Projects
• Catchment management to deliver mul+ple benefits
• Sustainable drainage and blue-green infrastructure
• Invasive non-na+ve species
People
• Engaging with the public, customers, members and supporters
• Building trust and confidence & increasing connec+on to nature

15. RSPB experience
• SCAMP (Sustainable Catchment Management Programme)
– 10 year partnership with United U+li+es
• One of the first large scale water industry catchment
programmes
• Restora+on of blanket bog and moorland edge in South Pennines
– Ecological benefits
– WQ & WR benefits
– Flood risk benefits
– Visitor benefits
Na+onal and local
advocacy was crucial in
genng it off the ground

16. Top +p
Get under the skin of your local company
1. Who leads its catchment work and on environmental issues? Who
leads on water resources, water quality? Who can be your internal
advocate?
2. What issues does the company face (NEP, WRMP, Biz Plan, SDS) and
where? What outcomes is it trying to meet (ODIs and PCs)
3. What could you do together that helps meets their outcomes/issues
and progresses your interests
- Nutrient reduc+on, pes+cide reduc+on, soil protec+on
- Water availability, supply & demand
- Environmental resilience near abstrac+ons, discharges
- Flooding, sustainable drainage
- Carbon footprint, energy usage
- SSSI condi+on on their land, grounds management for biodiversity
- Public engagement on water makers

17. Thank You

19. Where are the points of influence?