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Ofwat has called on the sector to develop innovation around charging structures to offer struggling households support where needed to pay water bills. In the UK 1.5 million households are in water poverty so the regulator urged companies to start trialling new charging approaches ahead of the 2025-30 review.
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Progress on water efficiency in government policy has not gone far enough and must be mainstreamed into cross-departmental planning to ensure demand reduction targets can be achieved. That is according to Waterwise MD Nicci Russell who warned water efficiency and smart metering often gets "squeezed out" of companies' investment plans.
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Water efficiency labelling is a step closer to becoming a reality following the conclusion of a government consultation on the proposals. More than 90 respondents submitted evidence in response to plans to introduce mandatory labelling for items such as taps, showers and washing machines.  
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The Mission Zero report highlights the significant role water efficiency can play in saving household energy, as well as urging more ambition on a circular economy approach to treating wastewater. But has the role of water been properly recognised in this landmark review?
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Dr. Robert Bornhofen – director of innovation at District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority (DC Water) – outlines the approaches and attitudes that have underpinned the rollout of smart wastewater solutions across America’s capital.
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Asset management experts from Thames and SES Water set out key challenges and potential enablers of proactive maintenance regimes as they strive to replicate ‘suspiciously low’ leakage levels achieved in the Netherlands.
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As Affinity Water completes solar array pilots at its Chertsey and Walton treatment works, the firm’s head of energy management Greg Cameron reflects on the challenge of developing a new energy strategy to simultaneously drive performance and weather the highest increase in bills on record.
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Isle Utilities’ head of Trial Reservoir, Dr Jo Burgess, discusses the trap of staying in a comfort zone, swimming against a tide of red tape, and the cultural issues stifling innovation.
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A new Scottish Water-backed treatment plant and distribution network is coming on stream in the Scottish Highlands. Utility Week Innovate explores a raft of joint venture-led innovation four years in the pipeline.
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