Reservoirs: West Midlands
Commons · Question 19015 · Tabled 15 Jul 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 1 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Wendy Morton
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans her Department has to increase water storage capacity in the West Midlands through the construction of new reservoirs or other strategic water infrastructure.
Answer
Answered by Emma Hardy, 1 Sep 2026
Through its water resources management plan, Severn Trent Water has selected a new West Midlands raw water storage reservoir to provide 32.5 million litres per day from 2040 onwards. This is expected to use an existing quarry site to abstract and hold hig...