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Wessex Water, Portsmouth Water, Cambridge Water, an area of South West Water, and the Isles of Scilly – have been provisionally identified as priority areas. When an area is determined to be in serious water stress, the water company for that area must publish a water resources management plan (WRMP) that considers all options to manage demand more effectively – including metering and greater leakage reduction. The Environment Agency’s new water stress maps will use data from water companies and the National Framework for Water Resources, and consider:
■ a long-term view of water availability to 2050
■ environmental needs, including chalk streams
■ impacts of climate change and population growth
■ the impact of a 1:500 level of resilience in our water supplies
■ planned water efficiency and leakage improvements
Emma Howard Boyd, chair of the Environment Agency, said: “Climate change and population growth mean that if we don’t take action now, in around 25 years water demand will exceed availability in many areas. But before we reach that point the first thing to suffer is the natural environment and we are already seeing this happen. “Turning this around will require a society- wide effort. Water companies, Government, the Environment Agency, farmers and individuals have roles to play. In that spirit, we welcome views from all individuals and
organisations on the approach and potential solutions. “Last year, Defra, the Environment Agency and others wrote to water companies challenging them to accelerate investment in a Green Recovery. With Ofwat we are reviewing some great ideas that can benefit the environment and create jobs and we look forward to action later this year.” The Environment Agency is encouraging greater collaboration between water companies to find innovative solutions to manage demand across the country, such as the sharing of resources through water transfers. Each company’s WRMP will be subject to public consultation before the Environment
Secretary decides whether a company should be allowed to publish and implement its final plan.
Environment Minister Rebecca Pow said: “Water is a precious natural resource that we must all value as our supplies come under increasing pressure. “As a government we are proposing a legal target on water demand in our forthcoming Environment Bill and working with water companies to reduce leakage, tackle unsustainable abstraction and pollution, and improve their planning for the future. “I urge anyone with an interest to take part in this consultation to help preserve supplies and improve our environment for future generations.”
Saving the day with AQUAVISTA™
Thanks to its industry leading AQUAVISTA™ digital monitoring system, Veolia Water Technologies UK (VWT UK) was recently able to rectify a water systems breakdown at Halton General Hospital within half an hour and without needing to dispatch system engineers.
Since it was first installed in July 2019, the VWT water treatment system in the Endoscopy Department at Halton General Hospital had provided reliable, efficient performance. The reverse osmosis system, which comprised of VWT UK’s Thermapure™ 300 Duplex Unit, as well as the company’s AQUAVISTA™ Portal digital monitoring system had supplied water to washers in the facility, effectively upholding water quality levels in the process. However, following a sudden change to the hospital’s
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water supply, the system was unable to function – preventing any supply of water.
Simon Whittingham, Service Support Manager for Process Water at VWT UK commented: “Due to the change to the hospital’s water system, microbial levels in the water dropped below
what the system had been initially programmed to recognise. Unusually, the water had become too pure and was no longer triggering a response from the existing Thermapure™ 300 Duplex Unit. Fortunately, as the client was signed up to our AQUAVISTA™ Portal digital
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