Waterwise consults on strategy to save 1,500m litres of water a day by 2030

Waterwise has opened for consultation its draft UK Water Efficiency Strategy to 2030, which it said could “save at least 1,500 million litres per day by 2030 – 600 Olympic swimming pools a day and help us secure more resilient water supplies, enable future growth and support a healthier environment”.

The water efficiency specialist is seeking input on its strategic vision for “A UK in which all people, homes and organisations are water-efficient”, as well as on:

• why water demand needs to reduce – so everyone has an understanding of the challenges faced across the UK.

• ten clear strategic objectives to achieve by 2030 (see below) that everyone can play a part in achieving –Waterwise has outlined the reasons for these, what needs to change, who needs to be involved and how it will track progress; and

• its plan to monitor delivery of the strategy. Implementation will be overseen by a Strategy Steering Group, with delivery of each strategic objective to be led by a task & finish group and tracked against an action plan.

The draft approach has followed extensive stakeholder consultation. The strategy will update the 2017 UK Water Efficiency Strategy – a five year strategy to raise ambition and delivery on water efficiency in the UK.

Respond by 8 July https://www.waterwise.org.uk/strategy2030/

Water Efficiency Strategy objectives:

• Leadership on water efficiency from UK Governments and regulators.

• New developments are increasingly water-efficient.

• Access to useful and timely information on water consumption and savings.

• Water efficiency measures are included in building retrofit programmes.

• Awareness of why we need to use water wisely and how to do it.

• More water efficient products are being fitted and the water efficiency label is used.

• Life-long learning about the value of water and how to use it wisely.

• Leaking toilets and confusing dual-flush buttons are a thing of the past.

• Water efficiency advice and support is inclusive - helping people in vulnerable circumstances.

• Organisations are more motivated to save water and the delivery of water-saving advice and support to them is working well.