Comment

Representation ID: 934

Received: 19/10/2010

Respondent: Environment Agency

Issue DM4: Question 22

The Water Cycle Study might highlight areas where increased water efficiency is required, which in turn will reduce carbon dioxide emissions. Water efficiency measures add a minimal cost to development but can achieve significant results. In addition, all developments should aspire to incorporate community water harvesting and reuse systems, which are needed to achieve water use of less than 95l/head/day.

We would also recommend retrofitting strategy. Existing development could be retrofitted with resource efficiency measures to decrease carbon dioxide emissions and mitigate climate change. Implementing measures to reduce water use and improve waste recycling will also help to use resources more efficiently and reduce carbon dioxide emissions. A strategy should be produced and implemented which identifies:

* the means of reducing carbon dioxide emissions from direct and indirect sources;
* the funding for retrofitting resource efficiency measures;
* who should benefit; and
* how the contributions should be administered and measures implemented.