This page lists our responses to consultations.
Cam Valley Forum response to Cambridge Water’s Drought plan. January 2025 CVF response on Cambridge Water pre-consultation for 2027 drought plan
Cam Valley Forum response to Defra consultation on the reform of Bathing Water regulations. Nov 2024 CVF response to Defra consultation on bathing water regulations
Cam Valley Forum comment on planning application 23/03204/OUT for the Beehive Centre, suggestion conditions to be imposed to prevent pollution due to waste water. October 2024 CVF response on Beehive centre redevelopment
Cam Valley Forum’s response to the consultation on the Fen Reservoir at Chatteris. August 2024. CVF Response to Anglian Water on Chatteris Reservoir.
Consultation response on Cambridge Water’s Water Resources Management Plan. May 2023. Download it here
Consultation Response on the Fenland Reservoir. December 2022. Download it here
Consultation response from the Cam Valley Forum to the Anglian Water Company’s Drainage and Wastewater Management Plan. Sept 2022 Download it here
Response to DEFRA’s consultation on sewage overflows. 12 May 2022 Download it here
Response to Anglian Water’s consultation on the relocation of Cambridge’s Waste Water Treatment Works. 27 April 2022 Download it here
Response in support of Fulbourn village’s appeal to planning inspectorate against inappropriate development. 13 April 2022 Download it here
Response in support of the expansion of Logans Meadow Nature Reserve. 28 March 2022 Download it here
CVF calls on Cambridge Water, Affinity Water, Anglian Water, the Environment Agency, Water Resources East and Water Resources South East to work together to develop one collaborative water resources management plan for Cam Chalk streams. 28 Feb 22, Consultation Response
Cam Valley Forum has objected to the City Council’s proposals for a permanent art installation along the riverbank at Sheep’s Green. We have asked the Council to re-evaluate how the Cam Art budget of £550,000 is being used. 22 Feb 2022. Consultation Response
Cam Valley Forum has pressed the Environment Agency to adopt a nature-based approach to managing flood risk and urged it to reconnect streams to their historic floodplains to restore river and wetland biodiversity. Jan 2022 Consultation Response
Cam Valley Forum response to Greater Cambridge Local Plan Consultation. December 2021 Consultation response
Cam Valley Forum calls for OFWAT and the water companies to deliver effective action to protect and enhance Chalk streams. Consultation response 15 October 2021
Cam Valley Forum urges Cambridge Water to prioritise the protection of Chalk streams in managing public water supplies during droughts. Consultation response. 2 August 2021
Cam Valley Forum urges Affinity Water to prioritise the protection of Chalk streams in managing public water supplies during droughts. Consultation Response. 30 July 2021
Cam Valley Forum has urged OFWAT to press water companies to develop far more ambitious programmes of action to restore Chalk streams damaged over many years by over-abstraction and by pollution from wastewater discharges. Consultation response 22 July 2021
Responses to Cam Valley Forum consultation on the idea of a “Bathing Water” designation for part of the River Cam. March 2021
Cam Valley Forum has challenged OFWAT to give the environment far greater priority in its regulation of water companies, especially where the future of Chalk streams is at stake. Consultation Response. February 2021
Cam Valley Forum is consulting about getting a “Bathing Water” designation for part of the River Cam. CVF Consultation Feb 2021
Response to the Environment Agency Consultation Paper: River Basin Planning: Challenges and Choices. Sets out proposals to improve water flow, water quality, wildlife habitats and flood risk management for the entire catchment. Consultation Response Sept 2020
Our consultation response on Water Resources Management Planning guidance championed the cause of Chalk streams and has drawn specific assurances from Government Oct 2020
Consultation response on relocation of Cambridge Water Treatment Works. Sept 2020
Consultation Response to DEFRA policy discussion document on Environmental Land Management. July 2020
Further Herbicide Consulation Response July 2020
Consultation Response to Greater Cambridge Survey on Green Instrastructure. July 2020