We are supportive of the policy requiring a maximum water consumption standard of 85 litres per person per day for development within the Sussex North Water Resource Zone. Other Local Authorities within the Sussex North Water Resource Zone are proposing the same given the need for water neutrality to avoid impacts on the Arun Valley Sites. This is a specific need given the difficulties in this area.

For information that may assist further with this policy requirement, water resources are managed locally through the Catchment Abstraction Management Strategies (CAMS). These assess how much water is available in each catchment, how much is
allocated to people and how much is needed to sustain the environment. An Abstraction Licensing Strategy is derived for each catchment and is published here: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/water-abstraction-licensing-strategies-cams-process

Greywater recycling is likely to be needed to achieve this target, and the District may wish to talk further with relevant water companies to understand if there is funding available to assist with the delivery of such schemes.