Cascade Water Products Ltd

The demand of freshwater is expected to outstrip supply as early as 2030. This poses challenges for both global society and the environment. The BBC discussed the global water availability challenge with BSI CEO Susan Taylor Martin to understand the causes of water stress and the opportunities for global collaboration to overcome it. Learn more in our research with leading water NGO Waterwise, Thirst for change, as we explore different approaches to water management, provide key insights on water availability and set out steps to take for positive change: https://lnkd.in/eUHK73-x #Water #Watersecurity #Wateravailability #Waterstress #Sustainability

Last week, the Enabling Water Smart Communities project team hosted a workshop with water companies to propose a way forward for implementing dual pipe water systems in new housing developments - allowing recycling of rainwater and greywater for things like toilet flushing, gardening and equipment washing.   The workshop was in anticipation of positive action by Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to resolve regulatory issues around supplying recycled non-potable water to homes. Historically, water companies were able to implement dual pipe water reuse schemes, such as at the Olympic Park in London, and Eddington in northwest Cambridge. But currently companies are unable to implement such schemes, due to interpretation of the definition of “wholesomeness” of water in the Water Industry Act.   Marcus Rink, Chief Inspector Drinking Water Inspectorate (DWI) acknowledges these regulatory issues, stating in a letter to Ministers, "There is a need to consider water supply innovation together with water resource solutions, such as recycling and grey water reuse which current regulations do not fully consider."   Our workshop included representatives from multiple departments within Anglian Water Services, Thames Water, United Utilities, Affinity Water and Southern Water. We began by developing an operational roadmap for the delivery of community-scale water reuse. This included the consideration and sequencing of activities necessary to resolve the challenges around delivering dual pipe systems.   A big thank you to all those who attended and provided exceptionally insightful input. And to Arup for hosting us in their wonderful London offices!   Work is now underway to write up the findings and create a 'Reuse Roadmap', to be published on the EWSC website this autumn, so watch this space...

A big thank you to the Institute of Water and Energy Systems Catapult for organising the Net Zero in Water event yesterday. Thoroughly enjoyed the presentations and positive buzz in the room. We often find ourselves stuck in our own little bubble, too busy to learn what others are doing toward achieving net zero in water, so this was a great opportunity to see and hear first-hand all the great work the water sector is doing. Thanks to Evan Joanette, Ayisha Khurshid MIWater and Richard Halsey. Great to also catch up with Jo Osborn, Chart.PR, MCIPR, Lina Nieto, Sarah Castelvecchi and Peter Vale. #water #innovation #collaboration #sharing #insights #decarbonisation #netzero #shower

Europe is running out of water. The Under the Surface project, coordinated by Arena for Journalism in Europe and initiated by Datadista, delved into official data from European countries to reveal last month, for the first time, the extent of the danger we face. Altogether, 14 journalists from seven countries analysed the most up-to-date EU figures and created an interactive map of Europe’s aquifers. The conclusion is that our water is disappearing and what remains is facing near-irreversible pollution. Over 15% of the aquifers mapped are already in poor condition — dangerously overexploited, contaminated or both. Spain is one of the worst countries in Europe with 27% of its groundwater resources being overexploited. It is one of the drivers for regenerative agriculture that we see at Climate Farmers. Through regenerative agriculture, we can: 1. Improve soil structure and infiltration, which increases groundwater levels 2. Increase soil organic matter, which increases soil water storage capacity and the possibility of soaking up water when it rains 3. Enhance root systems, which create channels for the water to flow through, again, increasing groundwater reserves. At the same time, 54 billion euros go annually through the CAP to support farming practices that destroy soil health, decrease soil organic matter and impair root systems. How is that possible? We need policy and government support for farmers in the transition to regenerative agriculture. It is the only way we can avoid a food and water crisis in Europe. We have all seen what happened when people thought they couldn't buy toilet paper the next day. Let's hope we never get to experience what happens when people don't know if they will have next-day access to drinking water in Europe. Find a picture taken from the report below, thanks to Ananya Manna for showing it to me. I will leave a link to the whole report in the comments. #regenerativeagriculture #policychange #watercrisis