Water companies meet to discuss preventing droughts across Sussex and South-East

Safeguarding water supplies from drought across Sussex and the South-East will come under scrutiny at a special meeting next week.
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This and other challenges will be discussed when water companies meet in London on Tuesday March 19.

The Consumer Council for Water (CCWater) is bringing together companies from across the South-East of England to explain what action they are taking to ensure their customers’ taps do not run dry.

The meeting will be open to the public.

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CCWater says that no other part of the country is more at risk of demand outstripping supply than the ‘water-stressed’ South-Eeast, as climate change and population growth continue to increase the pressure on resources.

Attendees will hear from Southern Water and other organisations about the scale of the challenge and how they are spearheading efforts to make sure taps keep running long into the future.

Sir Tony Redmond, London and South East Chair for CCWater, said: “There is no greater challenge facing water companies in our region than sustaining a reliable supply of tap water, which is something we can easily take for granted.”

“As our climate changes and we experience more hot summers, like the one we witnessed last year, using water wisely needs to become a way of life for us all.”

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Affinity Water and Thames Water will also shed light on the challenges and lessons they have learned, so far, from the roll out of compulsory metering.

CCWater says that moving customers onto water meters is one of the measures being used to help reduce demand on supplies in the water-stressed South-East.

The meeting will start at 1pm in William Goodenough House, Goodenough College in London.

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