| Waterwise enews – December 2009 |
| Welcome from Nicci Russell, Policy Director at Waterwise |
 Hi, I'm Nicci and I'm the Policy Director here at Waterwise, which means I lead our discussions and work on the policy and regulatory framework for water. 2009 has been a fantastic year for Waterwise, with some huge opportunities for advancing water efficiency. This doesn’t just include within the existing regulatory framework – for example through PR09, which has seen a significant increase in the water efficiency activity funded, and which Regina Finn has thanked us for our contribution to, through our Evidence Base for Large-scale Water Efficiency in Homes. Nor does it just include discussions on the future framework surrounding the water sector – for example through the Cave Review on Competition and Innovation in Water Markets, the Walker Review on Charging for Household Water and Sewerage Services, Defra’s 130 litres per capita consumption target, the Floods and Water Management Bill, Water Resource Management Plans, water efficiency targets, the Scottish price determination, and the new duty on Scottish Water for water efficiency. It also includes identifying and building on the opportunities across the economy, not least in the context of climate change, and the unique role water efficiency can play in its contribution to both mitigation and adaptation – for example, through plans to retrofit every home for energy efficiency, existing incentives for energy efficiency, the low carbon economy and green jobs, and social housing policies such as Decent Homes. Waterwise has been hugely involved in all of these, and our contribution has been recognised. At an event for water companies which Waterwise held in the House of Commons recently, the Water Minister, Huw Irranca-Davies, was extremely complimentary about Waterwise’s work and contribution to the policy and regulatory agenda, as well as to driving behaviour change. And the Scottish Climate Change Minister, Stewart Stevenson, has agreed to speak at the next Saving Water in Scotland Network Roundtable in January – a Network which we set up and now co-convene with Waterwatch Scotland. Last but not least, we have been discussing our manifesto for water efficiency with all the political parties in view of the UK general election which we know will happen in the next 6 months.
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| Waterwise is now hiring - Water Efficient Product and Technologies Specialist |
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Waterwise is now looking for a Water Efficient Product and Technologies Specialist, applications due 18 December, based full-time in Central London, £25-35,000 per annum, depending on experience. Please see our careers page for further information
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| Waterwise Annual Conference 22-23 March 2010 - early bird discount available until 31 December 2009 |
 Waterwise will be holding our fifth Annual Water Efficiency Conference in Oxford on 22-23 March 2010. Register before 31 December 2009 to receive the early-bird discount. This years conference is entitled 'The Future of Water Efficiency - Scaling it up' and will see presentations from high-level speakers and offer fantastic opportunities for networking. Click here to see full details about the conference.
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| Waterwise Marque |
 The next round of Waterwise Marque applications is now open, and closes on Friday 26 February 2010, with judging taking place in March 2010. Over 60 products have now been awarded the Waterwise Marque covering all areas of water consumption in the home and work place. For more information please click here
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| Future Friendly 3 - £20,000 prize fund for Future Friendly heroes |
 Is your family making an effort to be more environmentally-aware? Or do you know people who have encouraged their community to reduce their environmental impact? If so, they could be in the running for a total prize fund of £20,000 with the launch of the 3rd annual Future Friendly Awards, which encourage us all to live a more environmentally-aware lifestyle. Click here to see more details
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| Waterwise East training session for Housing Associations well received |
Waterwise East hosted a training session on water efficiency for social housing in Cambridge on 16 November. The 70 delegates were made up of housing associations, local government representatives, manufacturers and water companies. The event was very well received and featured informative presentations from a range of speakers. To view the presentations please click here
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Waterwise welcomes Ofwat's plans to waste less water |
Waterwise welcomes Ofwat’s final determinations on the 2009 review for the next 5 years and the support awarded to water company plans to help their customers waste less water. To see the full press release please click here
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| Water Efficiency Retrofitting: A Best Practice Guide |
 This update to the March 2008 ‘Water efficiency audit programmes: a best practice guide’ summarises current best practice for water efficiency retrofitting, for those wishing to carry out large scale projects and for companies wishing to carry out water efficiency trials to contribute to the evidence base. Click here to see the report
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| Events |
20 January 2010 - Saving Water in Scotland Roundtable
22-23 March 2010 - Waterwise Annual Conference, Oxford
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