We’re all too aware that climate change is a present reality, not least with the drier, hotter summers and increase in flooding. Add the growing pressure from population growth and economic development, and you can clearly see why there is concern about the impact on water supply resilience.

The National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) estimated that new water supplies equivalent to the water consumed by over nine million people would be needed in England by the mid 2030s. The Environment Agency also stated that if no action is taken between 2025 and 2050, there will be a shortfall of around 4,000 million extra litres of water per day in public water supply.

In short, water resilience matters.

In our view, there are three core strands to this: tackling leakage, reducing demand, and increasing supply.

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