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Our Action Plan for Cumbria

From investing in the infrastructure Cumbria needs to boosting the health of the county’s rivers, we’re playing our part in building a stronger Cumbria. We’re out every day and night, 24/7, 365 days a year, rolling up our sleeves and getting stuck in to deliver our Action Plan for Cumbria.

Working to improve river health and tackling storm overflows

We understand and share the concern about river water quality and are determined to play our part in reducing pollution by tackling the spills from over 2000 storm overflows across the North West

While we have made strides in recent decades we hear that people want us to do more and do it faster. We agree and although this will take time, we are determined to get there

Since 2020 we have managed a 39% reduction in storm overflow operations and as part of our Action Plan for Cumbria we have accelerated investment in 2024 to reduce spills at 22 sites across Cumbria. We have also submitted plans to invest a proposed £3 billion with the aim of reducing spills by 60% over the 10 years to 2030.

We have also submitted plans to invest a proposed £3 billion with the aim of reducing spills by 60% over the 10 years to 2030.

You can see our environmental performance at: United Utilities - Better Rivers

Our plan in action

See some of the latest projects we’re working on as part of our Action Plan for Cumbria:

Accelerating investment for cleaner waterways

We’re improving rivers like the Etherow, Eea and Eden