The decisions at gate two are made by further examining the solutions in more detail, with focus on ensuring that funding for continued investigation and development of solutions is aligned to water resources planning. We welcome representations from stakeholders regarding these elements.
Decisions about whether or not a solution goes ahead will be made through water resources planning and subsequently applications for local planning and environmental consents, not the through RAPID itself. Stakeholders with representations about specific schemes should engage with future consultations or contact the solution owners directly.
You can view all the gate two schematics in one document here.
Letters to solution owners
Letter from Yorkshire Water and Severn Trent requesting to postpone the gate two submission date.
A letter was received in July 2023 from the solution owner requesting to postpone gate two. Read the letter and the response from RAPID.
Letter from Thames Water requesting an amendment to the London Water Recycling (LWR) Teddington DRA Gate 3 submission
A letter was received in June 2023 from the solution owner requesting an amendment to the submission of Gate 3 for Teddington DRA, part of the LWR SRO. Read the letter.
Anglian to Affinity Transfer – solution scope change request
A letter was received in November 2022 from the solutions owners with a supporting note which sets out their proposed strategy for managing changes to the solution scope and partnering beyond gate two. They are recommending that the full scope of the Anglian to Affinity transfer does not progress to gate three. The supporting note sets out the background to these changes, the options considered and the recommended option to progress the required scope to gate three.
West Country North sources and transfers and Poole effluent recycling sources and transfers – solution option changes
An interim update from Wessex Water, in associated with solution partners South West Water, Bristol Water and Southern Water, was received proposing a change to West Country North source and transfers and Poole effluent recycling sources and transfers solution options. The change results in the solutions going forward no longer considering inter-regional needs and instead addressing intra-regional needs only.
Read the interim letter relating to the West Country Water Resources solutions here and the response from RAPID here.
Letter from Severn Trent and Yorkshire Water requesting a change of name and a gate two submission date for Upper Derwent Valley Reservoir Extension
A letter was received in November 2024 from the solution owners requesting a change of name to South Yorkshire Sources and a gate two date. Read the letter and the response from RAPID to Severn Trent and the response from RAPID to Yorkshire Water.
Letters from RAPID to Wessex Water and South-West Water
We have issued our draft decision in relation to the Conditional Review meeting held for Cheddar 2 Source and Transfer. Read our draft decisions here to Wessex and South-West Water.
Letters from RAPID to Wessex Water and South-West Water
We have issued our final decision in relation to the Conditional Review meeting held for Cheddar 2 Source and Transfer. Read our final decisions here Wessex Water and South-West Water.
Major Water Infrastructure Programme: combined gated process
In March 2026, RAPID began transitioning SROs to a new combined gated process that brings together the RAPID gates and Ofwat’s Major Projects stages under the Major Water Infrastructure Programme. Some schemes will move across gradually as part of this transition. Find out more here.
The Major Water Infrastructure Programme (MWIP) includes the 30 large-scale water infrastructure projects set out at PR24. The new MWIP combined gated process brings together RAPID’s oversight of early project development and Ofwat’s Major Projects team’s regulation of later stage delivery. RAPID and Ofwat’s Major Projects team continue to carry out their regulatory roles, now operating using this single, combined process that reduces duplication and helps critical infrastructure progress at pace while protecting customers and the environment.