Leakage

Plugging the 3,170 million litre leak

Water efficiency pleas must be tailored to specific customers

United Utilities launches innovation accelerator

Water sector underperforms but gains trust

CCC pushes for water metering and labelling

The Committee on Climate Change has called on Defra to increase water metering, set more ambitious leakage and consumption targets and introduce mandatory water efficiency labelling. Anglian Water's climate change and carbon manager Matt Pluke welcomed the recognition of the water sector’s role in achieving the net zero target but said more needs to be done to eliminate emissions from heating.

Portsmouth cuts leakage to lowest level

Portsmouth Water's head of water resources tells Utility Week how the company reached its lowest ever leakage rate with new technologies and a new approach to weather events.

UKWIR examines consumption in project to halve abstraction

The largest research project of its kind has been launched by the UK Water Industry Research with companies across the UK and Ireland to understand consumption as part of a larger investigation into reducing abstraction.

Public concern for environment growing but water left behind

Despite the driest spring on record the British public still overwhelmingly considers the UK to be a wet place and many have no concerns about future water supplies. That is according to a new report by Love Water which also suggests people are more aware and concerned about the natural world as a result of the coronavirus lockdown.

Lessons from Down Under for AMP7

Anglian: Coronavirus uncertainty heightens need to invest

Anglian Water has reported strong performance financially, operationally and environmentally for 2019/20 as it reflects on the end of AMP6 and looks ahead to AMP7.

Anglian rolls out meters following successful trial

After a successful trial in Newmarket that saw consumption drop by 8 per cent, Anglian has announced a water meter rollout programme targeting up to 750 installations per day

Ofwat sets out its three-pronged approach to £200m innovation fund

WRSE unveils framework for resilience planning

South West overhauls leakage for AMP7

South West Water has seen its leakage repair productivity rates soar in recent months compared to historic averages. Utility Week talks to the teams involved about the challenges AMP7 presents and how the company will tackle them.

New campaign to create united voice on water efficiency

Tom Andrewartha, water efficiency manager at Northumbrian, talks to Utility Week about the newly formed group for a joined-up campaign to change household habits around water in lockdown and beyond.