10 April 2008: Experts Develop a Plan to Secure our Water Supply at the Waterwise Annual Conference

At the Waterwise water efficiency conference, part of UN World Water Day celebrations, key water industry representatives gathered to debate the role of water efficiency to better manage our water supply and to ensure the protection of our water supply for future generations. Phil Woolas, Minister for the Environment gave the key note speech at the conference dinner. Other high level speakers included regulators, Managing Directors from water companies and government representatives as well as international speakers from Australia, the USA and Spain. The conference looked at the practical details of implementation and the outcomes of the conference will feed directly into the next water companies’ periodic review. It took place at Keble College in Oxford on 8/9 April. Conference delegates included a cross section of all organisations interested in water efficiency - the leading policy makers, doers and thinkers on water efficiency, retailers, manufacturers, academics and researchers, water companies, the bathroom industry, housing and local authorities.

View full text ››    Print     Email     Comment     Add content

Contributor: Emmanuel Habumuremyi
Published Date: April 30, 2008