IWA Presentation on the Water Efficiency Strategy for the UK

www.waterwise.org.uk

IWA Efficient 201718 July 2017Aaron Burton


Water will be used wisely, every day,

everywhere


• Consultation November 2016 to January 2017

• 22 Consultation responses –regulators, water utilities, consultancies, academics and universities, professional and consumer bodies, businesses, industry associations

• Consultation meetings with stakeholders and Waterwisesupporters

• Water UK supported steering group to develop and deliver strategy actions


A UK in which all people, homes and businesses are water-efficient


Average water use l/p/d CCWater, 2016


How far are we from best practice?


• Social housing

• New developments

• Retrofitting


Scale of the retrofitting opportunity and challenge for delivery

- 500,000

1,000,0001,500,0002,000,0002,500,0003,000,0003,500,0004,000,0004,500,0005,000,000

No.properties requiring retrofitby2040

No.propertiesrequiringretrofitEnhanced

No.propertiesrequiringretrofitExtended

No.propertiesrequiringretrofitBAU

0

50

100

150

200

250

Ml/d

Savings from retrofittingbyregion by2040

Feasibleretrofittingsavings- Enhanced

Feasibleretrofittingsavings- Extended

Feasibleretrofittingsavings- BAU

Assuming newbuild120l/h/d

Water UK, 2016


• Metering

• Water Neutrality

• Tariffs and incentives

• Improving delivery of domestic retrofit programmes


A water efficiency framework forcompetition


http://www.waterwise.org.uk/resources.php/67/water-efficiency-strategy-for-the-uk


Water company delivery and regulation

Metering• Biggestopportunitiesforfurthermetering

areinthenorthwestandnortheast• Notclassifiedaswater-stressedregions,so

policyimplicationsforuniversalmetering• Meteringcostsvarywidelyacrossregions

Water UK, 2016

IWA Presentation on the Water Efficiency Strategy for the UK

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