Water security: is it a government priority?

National Infrastructure Commission set out the likely shortfall in water resources caused by climate change, population growth and the need to protect the environment from overabstraction.

Economic growth makes this a tougher challenge - you can’t build 1.5 million new homes unless you can supply them with water.

Government measures to design water efficiency into new house-building have not been implemented.

As a water-only company in the south east with a highly environmentally sensitive catchment, we at Affinity are only too aware of the challenges in delivering water security. We know we must make our own contribution reducing abstraction, cutting leakage, investing in new resources and working with our customers to help them use less. We also know that a national challenge needs a national response, and we are keen to play our part..