Business Water Guides

Business water rates for sewerage charges are complex, and the calculation method can result in businesses paying for wastewater they do not actually discharge. If your business uses a significant amount of water that doesn’t end up in the public sewers, whether through manufacturing, cooling, irrigation, or being incorporated into products, you could be eligible…

Britain has over 7,000 sewage treatment works, all producing sewage sludge, a solid organic by-product of wastewater treatment. In the past, sewage sludge was routinely disposed of in British landfills, where it decomposed and produced harmful greenhouse gases. Today, sewage sludge is recognised as a valuable biomass source that can generate green biogas, renewable electricity,…

Ofwat and Ofgem are independent economic regulators for the water and energy markets in Britain. Both regulators aim to protect consumers, ensure fair pricing, promote efficient and reliable services, and encourage long-term investment in infrastructure. Despite the alignment in their goals, Ofgem and Ofwat have taken notably divergent approaches in several areas that impact consumers…

Artificial intelligence can transform the utilities sector through automation, predictive analytics, and more intelligent decision-making. In 2024, we are only beginning to realise its transformative potential. AI systems excel in specialised environments with vast amounts of real-time data that can be used to train models through machine learning. The proliferation of smart sensors across the…

Water abstraction licences regulate how businesses in Britain can take water from rivers, lakes and underground sources. They are a key part of how the Environment Agency protects water resources while still allowing industry, agriculture and infrastructure to operate. If your business plans to extract more than small volumes of water from a natural source,…

The rollout of smart water meters across the British water network is underway, opening up the possibility of smart water tariffs that actively encourage responsible water usage. The rising block tariff for water supplies is the first example of the water industry adopting smart tariffs. Limited trials of rising block tariffs are currently being conducted…