Drought: how it is managed in England 8.4.2026 | Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs How the Environment Agency works with government, water companies and others to manage water resources during a drought in England. This document sets out: the impacts of drought in England who is involved in planning, managing and responding and how we work together the actions we and others take to effectively manage droughts how we report on drought and communicate with others our role in recovery and learning from drought events Related publications include: Water situation reports for England Water resources planning: managing supply and demand Drought: how water companies plan for dry weather and drought Water company drought plan guideline, 2025 Area drought plans Environment Agency area drought plans are available on request from their National Customer Contact Centre. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/drought-management-for-england