UTILITIES & SERVICES 73 Water usage will be key in future developments C
ombining the increasing Per Capital Consumption (PCC) with the UKs growing population means that by 2050 the UK
water defi cit is predicted to be 5000 mega litres per day. Despite plans including transporting water
across the country and building new reservoirs, 65% of the water defi cit will have to be met by a reduction in consumption. At the recent Waterwise Conference, Helen Wakenham, director of water at the Environment Agency stated that water effi ciency “should be embedded into the plans we have for housing”.
ACHIEVING PCC TARGETS BY BUILDING WATER EFFICIENT HOMES In all new properties, developers will be given fi nancial rewards for designing in basic water conservation measures, known as the Common Environmental Incentive including low volume dual fl ush toilets, low fl ow taps and showers and water effi cient washing machines and dishwashers. For achieving these standards developers will receive a rebate of £172 per property. There are also regional enhanced standards.
United Utilities off er additional fi nancial incentives for the installation of a whole site fl ow regulator. These modulate the fl ow entering customer premises, so limiting the amount used by the customer. Without a degradation of service or any behavioural change, there is a ‘natural’ reduction in consumption. These
products are fi tted to the main water supply, removing the risk of consumer interference and ensure that minimum standards of water supply are maintained as specifi ed within the Water Industry Act and Water Fittings Regulations.
GROUNDBREAKER – THE HIGH REWARD SOLUTION In any property with a meter Groundbreaker’s NRv2 LoFlo can be installed between the water meter and manifold in any water meter enclosure. So, meeting the enhanced incentive standard, and receiving the additional rebate
of £100 for an outlay of a maximum of £30. Groundbreaker’s NRv2 LoFlo has several fl ow
modulation ranges available which enable the perfect balance between usage reduction and service provision, and all meet or exceed United Utilities required fl ow rate. As an added benefi t, the Groundbreaker’s LoFlo Check Valve systems have the unique property of providing whole site protection against contamination by back fl ow (up to fl uid category 2) as standard, so protecting the water network.
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