Drought and water availability

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Water resources licence application forms

Use these forms to apply for a water resources licence.
Form WR80: application for a drought permit

Application form for a drought permit for water companies in England and Wales.

Check if you need a licence to abstract water
- Detailed guide
- 30 April 2025
- Environment Agency
Apply for a water abstraction or impounding licence
- Detailed guide
- 30 April 2025
- Environment Agency
Get advice before you apply for a water abstraction or impounding licence
- Detailed guide
- 1 April 2025
- Environment Agency
Water company drought plan guideline, 2025
- Guidance
- 16 June 2025
- Environment Agency and Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
Check if you need a licence to impound water
- Detailed guide
- 25 June 2025
- Environment Agency

England faces 5 billion litre public water shortage by 2055 without urgent action
- 17 June 2025
- Environment Agency
- Press release
Yorkshire second region in England to move into drought status
- 12 June 2025
- Environment Agency
- Press release
National Drought Group meets after driest spring in 132 years
- 5 June 2025
- Environment Agency and Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
- Press release
Government funds scheme to tackle on-farm drought risk
- 4 June 2025
- Environment Agency and Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
- Press release
Drought declared in north-west of England
- 29 May 2025
- Environment Agency
- News story

Drought: how it is managed in England 鈥� proposed updated response framework
- 3 April 2025
- Environment Agency
- Consultation outcome
- Date closed 10 January 2025
Update to the water company drought plan guideline (2025)
- 19 March 2025
- Environment Agency
- Consultation outcome
- Date closed 26 January 2025
National Framework for Water Resources 2025: water for growth, nature and a resilient future
- 26 June 2025
- Environment Agency
- Policy paper
Drought: how it is managed in England
- 3 June 2025
- Environment Agency
- Policy paper
North Devon abstraction licensing strategy
- 28 January 2025
- Environment Agency
- Policy paper