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Protecting the River Ems

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Gillian is working with local councillors, Cllr. Mike Magill, and Cllr. Roy Briscoe, from WSCC and CDC respectively, as well as, the community to reduce the rate of water abstraction from the River Ems, that runs through her constituency.

There is a local community group FOTE, or Friends of the River Ems, which has been established to save the river. If you want to be a friend of the River Ems and its streams, please get involved by signing up as a supporter. Email greeningwestbourne@hotmail.co.uk. 

The Ems, one of only about 200 such chalk streams globally.  Currently, water is abstracted by Portsmouth Water from the underground sources of the Ems, this campaign is working to support the communities efforts to support wildlife, rare habitats and an important resource for local people by better understanding the impact of abstraction and bring forward changes to these rates to protect the river.

For more information on FOTE click here.

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News

Response from the Environment Agency

Thursday, 19 November, 2020

Below is the response from James Humphrys, Area Director at the Environment Agency, to Gillian's enquiries.

Dear Gillian

Thank you for your email of 27 October 2020 regarding the concerns of your constituents about the River Ems.

Response from Portsmouth Water

Friday, 13 November, 2020

Response from Portsmouth Water Company's CEO

 

Dear Gillian

Thank you once again for your e-mail of 28th October. As I promised in my initial acknowledgement to you, here is my fuller response to the important questions you raise.

P'mouth Water news: Reservoir planning application goes in

Wednesday, 4 November, 2020

A planning application for a long-awaited new reservoir in Hampshire to secure reliable water supplies for the future has been submitted by Portsmouth Water.

Local MP and councillors join forces to support community efforts to save rare chalk stream

Monday, 2 November, 2020

Gillian Keegan has written to both the Environment Agency Area Director and Portsmouth Water to express her concerns over the rate of water abstraction from the River Ems that runs through Westbourne.

Gillian Keegan Member of Parliament for Chichester

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