Leakage Asset Management and Accountability

Leading water industry professionals are responding to the leakage delivery challenges set by Ofwat for AMP7 and beyond. Ofwat expects that customers should not pay extra for companies to deliver their stretching but achievable performance commitments, so the stage has been set.

Implementing new leakage strategies combined with traditional and emerging technologies can significantly improve operational performance to achieve the ambitious company leakage targets agreed for AMP7.

Michael Butler looks at how efficiency savings in leakage reduction can be made through enhanced communication, feedback, collaboration and the reintroduction of DMA ownership.

This article was first published in the Institute of Water Magazine, Issue 205