The Government has announced that up to £11 million in water company fines and penalties will be reinvested back into a new Water Restoration Fund.
All water company environmental fines and penalties since April 2022 have been ringfenced to directly improve the water environment.
The Water Restoration Fund will offer grant funding on a competitive basis to support local groups, farmers and landowners and community-led schemes, bolstering their capacity and capabilities for on-the-ground projects to improve the water environment.
This could include activities that improve biodiversity and community access to blue and green spaces in areas where water companies have been issued with fines or penalties.
There is £2,150,000 available for applicants in the South West Water region.
Applicants will have an eight-week window to apply from today, with grant awards expected to be issued from late July.
Find more information on how to apply here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/water-restoration-fund-guida…