Affinity Water beats leaks target

Affinity Water has reduced leakage by 15.8% in 2022/23 against a target of 14%. It has claimed the reduction to be the largest percentage cut in leakage of any UK water company. 

Affinity Water said it has tacked leakage through “innovative methods and technologies, such as artificial intelligence and digital networks, to find and fix leaks faster than ever before with the aim to reduce leakage by 50% by 2050.”

Chief executive of Affinity Water, Keith Haslett, said: “We are confident that we are on track to deliver on our commitment to reduce leakage by 20% for 2025 and are determined to follow up on our success from the 2015 - 2020 period in having the largest reductions in leakage of all UK water companies.”