Mid Water

Presentation to District Council Thursday 20th April 2006 Bewl Water March 2005 2000 Weirwood Reservoir 2005

Where our Water Supply Comes From

SNODLAND 70% Chalk 10% Greensand

PADDOCK WOOD 165 000 000 ASHFORD litres per day

5% Ashdown Beds

15% Surface Sources (RMS) March 06 Rainfall as % LTA

Hartley PS

Ford PS Ridley PS Halling 81% PS Hoplands Farm PS Stockbury PS Cossington PS 1 PS Trosley PS Boxley PS Newnham PS Ospringe 2 PS Forstal PS Boughton PS 76% CANTERBURY Borough Green PS Wineycock Shaw PS Thanington PS Wichling PS Hockers Lane PS 73%Howfield PS MAIDSTONE

Chilham PS

Godmersham PS 81% Kingston PS

Charing PS

Westwell PS PADDOCK WOOD 88% ASHFORD

Goudhurst PS Bewl PS 89%

Maytham Farm PS

Pumping Station Alluvium Tertiaries Chalk Gault Clay Lower Greensand Clay Bed

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SCALE: DATE: 12/8/2003 JOB No: DRAWING No: Rainfall as % LTA (1 October 2005 to March 2006)

Hartley PS

Ford PS Ridley PS Halling 66% PS SNODLAND Hoplands Farm PS Stockbury PS Cossington PS Ospringe 1 PS Trosley PS Boxley PS Newnham PS Ospringe 2 PS Forstal PS Boughton PS 82% CANTERBURY Borough Green PS Wineycock Shaw PS Thanington PS Wichling PS Hockers Lane PS 79%Howfield PS MAIDSTONE

Chilham PS

Godmersham PS 66% Kingston PS

Charing PS

Westwell PS PADDOCK WOOD 83% ASHFORD

Goudhurst PS Bewl PS 73%

Maytham Farm PS

Pumping Station Alluvium Tertiaries Chalk Gault Clay Lower Greensand Weald Clay Hastings Bed

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SCALE: DATE: 12/8/2003 JOB No: DRAWING No: Recharge as % LTA (1 October 2005 to March 2006)

Hartley PS

Ford PS Ridley PS Halling 26% PS SNODLAND Hoplands Farm PS Stockbury PS Cossington PS Ospringe 1 PS Trosley PS Boxley PS Newnham PS Ospringe 2 PS Forstal PS Boughton PS Borough Green CANTERBURY PS Wineycock Shaw PS Thanington PS 45%Wichling PS Hockers Lane PS Howfield PS MAIDSTONE 38% 25% Chilham PS Godmersham PS Kingston PS

Charing PS

Westwell PS

PADDOCK WOOD 51% ASHFORD

Goudhurst PS Bewl PS 38%

Maytham Farm PS

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SCALE: DATE: 12/8/2003 JOB No: DRAWING No: Recharge as % LTA (% LTA Now Vs End of Winter 2005)

Hartley PS

Ford PS Ridley PS Halling 26% (30%)PS SNODLAND Hoplands Farm PS Stockbury PS Cossington PS Ospringe 1 PS Trosley PS Boxley PS Newnham PS Ospringe 2 PS Forstal PS Boughton PS Borough Green CANTERBURY PS Wineycock Shaw PS Thanington PS 45%Wichling PS (53%) Hockers Lane PS Howfield PS MAIDSTONE 38% (58%) 25% (30%) Chilham PS Godmersham PS Kingston PS

Charing PS

Westwell PS

PADDOCK WOOD 51% (51%)ASHFORD

Goudhurst PS Bewl PS 36% (39%)

Maytham Farm PS

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SCALE: DATE: 12/8/2003 JOB No: DRAWING No: 3 Yr Recharge Drought Trigger Assessment

900

800

700

Normal 600

500 Mild

400 Moderate

300

Cummulative Recharge (mm) Recharge Cummulative Severe

200

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LTA Recharge Actual Recharge 80% LTA Recharge 60% LTA Recharge Groundwater Levels

Stansted No 1 Borehole: Chalk West of Catchment

80

75

70

65

60 m AOD 55 Water Level Level Water

50

45

40

35

30

Water Level Minimum Average

Jan-94 Jan-95 Jan-96 Jan-97 Jan-98 Jan-99 Jan-00 Jan-01 Jan-02 Jan-03 Jan-04 Jan-05 Jan-06 Groundwater Levels

Elphicks Farm Borehole: Ashdown Beds Catchment

35

30

25 m AOD

Water Level 20

15

10 Jan-94 Jan-95 Jan-96 Jan-97 Jan-98 Jan-99 Jan-00 Jan-01 Jan-02 Jan-03 Jan-04 Jan-05 Jan-06

Water Level Minimum Average Bewl Water Levels

Bewl Reservoir Historical % Full Record

120%

100%

1995/96 80% 1996/97 1997/98 1998/99 1999/00 60% 2000/01

% Full 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 40% 2004/05 2005/06

20%

0% 28-Aug 17-Oct 06-Dec 25-Jan 15-Mar 04-May 23-Jun 12-Aug 01-Oct 20-Nov Month Sutton and East Surrey Full hosepipe ban 1st March 2006. Non Essential Use (NEU) application 17th March. Hearing 29th March Mid Kent and Southern Water Hosepipe ban August 2005. NEU application 20th March. Hearing 10th April Thames Water Hosepipe ban from 3rd April 2006. NEU application 18th April Hearing 15th May 3 Valleys Hosepipe ban from 3rd April 2006. South East Water and & Hosepipe ban August 2005 (SEW) and 1st April 2006 (F&D). Non Essential Use Drought Order Reduction / banning of: Watering by hosepipe, sprinkler or other similar apparatus of gardens, verges, allotments, parks, sports pitches - whether public or private Filling of private swimming pools Filling of ornamental ponds Operation of mechanical vehicle washers Washing of road vehicles, boats ,trains, planes Cleaning of the exterior of buildings other than windows Cleaning of windows using a hosepipe or sprinkler Cleaning of industrial premises Operation of ornamental fountains or cascades Automatic cisterns in premises that are wholly or substantially unoccupied Mickleburgh Hartley Res & PS Res

Ford Res & PS Halling PS Ridley PS Halling Upper Res Wraik Hill Bluebell Hill Res 3 Res Radfall Res 18 Stansted Res Burham Res 4 Hoplands Farm PS Stockbury PS Cossington PS Ospringe 1 PS Blean Exedown Res 2 9 Boxley Res & PS Res Trosley PS 15 Broader Lane Res Ospringe 2 PS 6 Kemsing Res Newnham PS Forstal PS Boughton PS Detling Res Porters Lane 14 11 Dunkirk Borough Green PS Res Res Wineycock Shaw PS 8 Hockers Lane PS Wichling PS Thanington PS Hermitage Lane Res 12 Howfield PS Aylesford Res Hollingbourne Leaveland PS Beech Res Res Wellwood Res 5 10 Loose Res Chilham PS Warren Street Res Godmersham PS Godmersham Res Kingston PS Linton Charing Hill Res Res Charing PS

1

Westwell PS

Hastingleigh Res Potters Corner Res

Paddock Wood Res

Curtisden Green Res

Kippings Cross Res Res

Goudhurst PS Res

Cranbrook St Michaels Res Res Bewl PS

Flimwell Res

1 Westwell Source Utilisation Maytham Farm PS

2 Burham Source – Output Restriction Stocks Res 3 Halling Quarry Source

4 Hoplands Farm Source Delivery

5 Kingston PS Delivery

6 St Thomas to Blean Reservoir Main Reinforcement

8 Forstal WTW Delivery

9 Cossington Springs

10 Hockers Lane WTW – Delivery Mains

11 Boughton Source Mid Kent Water & WIS Zone Boundary 12 Wineycock Shaw Source Delivery Pumping Stations 14 Bottom Pond Source PDO Utilisation Mid Kent Water Ltd Scheme Proceeding/Recommended Snodland Kent, ME6 5AH Scheme could be implemented Email: [email protected] 15 Ryarsh Booster Web: www.midkentwater.co.uk

TITLE: DROUGHT SCHEMES 2006 DRAWN BY: M CAPELING 18 Thames Water

SCALE: N/S DATE: 13/01/06 JOB No: DRAWING No:REV0: 4 Leakage Leakage 2004 – 2005 (1999 – 2000)

„ Sutton & East Surrey 90 litres / prop / day (91) „ South East Water 116 litres / prop / day (167) „ Mid Kent 116 litres / prop / day (122) „ Folkestone & Dover 114 litres / prop / day (120) „ Southern Water 89 litres / prop / day (94) „ Thames Water 261 litres / prop / day „ Industry Average. 154 l/prop/d. (143). Media activity to date

• Press releases

• Drought section on MKW website

• Various Radio and TV interviews

• Communication with MP’s Councils and Interest Groups

• Letter to all domestic customers Regional PR activity

• South East Water Companies and Environment Agency • Bewl Media Day held on 20th March • Regional website now live : www.beatthedrought.com • Cinema advertising scheduled for 7th April – 12th May (540,000 admissions) • Radio advertising on Invicta FM scheduled for May & July • B&Q campaign scheduled for 6th – 21st May Current Pop 588,000 Houses 224,000 Average demands 159 ml/d Peak demand 214 ml

2030 Pop 733,000 Houses 292,000 Average demands 192 ml/d Peak demand 261 ml Ground Water Resource Status across South East

EA Water Resource Strategy 2001 Impounding Reservoirs – Current Impounding Reservoirs – Proposed Mid Kent Water Supply Area and Water Resource Zones Post Broad Oak

Hartley PS

WHITSTABLE Ford PS Ridley PS Halling PS CANTERBURY BROADOAK BURHAM Stockbury PS Hoplands Farm PS Cossington PS Ospringe 1 PS Boxley PS 7 Newnham PS Ospringe 2 PS 00 2 Forstal PS Boughton PS CANTERBURY Wineycock Shaw PS Thanington PS 2 Hockers Lane PS 0 0 7 Howfield PS

2 STANSTED MAIDSTONE Chilham PS 0 0 5

Godmersham PS F & D 6 Kingston PS 0 0 2 MAIDSTONE ASHFORD

Westwell PS

ASHFORD

WEALD

Goudhurst PS

TENTERDEN Bewl PS 2007

8 0 0 BEWL 2

Maytham Farm PS

DARWELL Pumping Station EXISTING TO SOUTHERN Mid Kent Water plc & S. E. W. Snodland Kent, ME6 5AH Email: [email protected] Web: www.midkentwater.co.uk

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SCALE: DATE: 01/03/2004 JOB No: DRAWING No: Broad Oak - location