TAKE NOTICE that on 19 December 2022 the Environment Agency granted a drought permit to Severn Trent Water Limited (“the Company”) following the Company’s application under Section 79A of the Water Resources Act 1991.

The Company holds abstraction licences (“the Licences”), allowing the Company to abstract water from Foremark Reservoir in Derbyshire and Staunton Harold Reservoir in Derbyshire for supply to its customers.

The drought permit helps to safeguard public water supplies within Severn Trent’s strategic water supply grid, by amending the terms of the Licences. It does this by allowing the Company to increase the quantity of water that the Company can abstract from Staunton Harold and Foremark reservoirs. The drought permit increases the aggregate quantity of water that the Company can abstract from 73,200,000 cubic metres per year to 76,700,000 cubic metres per year, from 1st April 2022 until 31st March 2023 (there are no changes in the daily abstraction rates). This will allow the Company to reduce its use of other reservoirs and so will be an aid to the refill of the other reservoirs that supply the Company’s strategic water supply grid. Conditions requiring the Company to release a volume of water from the Staunton Harold and Foremark reservoirs to support downstream watercourses will not be affected by the drought permit.

The drought permit was issued on 19 December 2022, effective from 1 January 2023, and expires on 30 June 2023.

Anyone may inspect the drought permit at the following locations, free of charge, during normal working hours:

• Swadlincote Library, Civic Way, Swadlincote, DE11 0AD, 01629 533013, Mon- Fri 9.30am-5pm, Sat 9.30am-4pm

• Staunton Harold Reservoir National Trust Cafe, Calke Rd, Windmill Hill, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8DN, 01332 865685. Mon-Sun 10.30am-2.30pm.

• Environment Agency, Trentside Offices, Scarrington Road, West Bridgford, Nottingham, NG2 5BR, 03708 506 506, Mon-Fri 8.30am-5pm.

• Severn Trent Water, Riverside Park East Service, Raynesway, Derby DE21 7BQ. 0843 837 019, 8am-4pm

• Severn Trent Water, 2 St John's Street, Coventry, CV1 2LZ, Tel:02477 715000, Mon-Fri 8am-4pm

The drought permit is also published on Severn Trent Water’s website at https://www.stwater.co.uk/

Dated: 9 January 2023

Didar Dhillon General Counsel,

Severn Trent Water Limited,

2 St John’s Street, Coventry CV1 2LZ