Introducing Enabling Water Smart Communities 

Enabling Water Smart Communities (EWSC) is an innovation project exploring the relationship between integrated water management (IWM) and housing development to unlock new opportunities for cross-sector delivery.

We are pleased to launch the EWSC website, where you can find all the information about the project as well as news, updates and outputs.

CIWEM is working on the collaborative project, led by Anglian Water, with other partners including Arup, Thames Water, United Utilities, University of East Anglia, The University of Manchester, leading academics and developers.

The challenges facing water and housing delivery are increasingly linked. Across England and Wales we are seeing frequent severe flooding, droughts, and impacts on water quality. Current projected housing growth could increase demand on water and wastewater services to an unsustainable position, as well as significantly impact the wider environment.

EWSC will explore all of these challenges to identify barriers, enablers and opportunities to accelerate the uptake of IWM throughout new housing delivery.

Addressing the water cycle as a whole, the project will offer a combination of innovation across infrastructure and non-physical interventions to support new developments and showcase what’s possible

The project is funded through the Ofwat Water Breakthrough Challenge Fund – Transform Stream. The Transform Stream aims to spark ambitious innovation and enable new approaches to address the big challenges facing the sector.

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