Emergency water supplier Water Direct has reported the most significant week in its 22-year history, supporting UK water companies and thousands of their customers in the aftermath of the recent snow and ice thaw at a much faster rate than expected.

Transforming the way we assess and manage our water resources isn’t just an Ofwat requirement; it’s our obligation to future generations, say the scientists behind a revolutionary new bottom-up approach based on systems thinking.

Independent not-for-profit organisation Waterwise, the leading authority on water efficiency in the UK, is flagging up the start of Water Saving Week which will run from 19^th to 23^rd March. 

Thousands of homes across the UK have been left without water as pipes burst as a result of the thaw which has followed freezing temperatures.

Chris Offer, Director of Regulation at Affinity Water discusses what measures are necessary to ensure future water needs can be met in a sustainable and affordable way – including the potential role a system operator could play in managing supply and demand in the water sector.