Water Reuse – Policy, Design, and Delivery

This session will explore the role of water reuse in addressing water scarcity, with a particular focus on how regulation, planning, and standards can evolve to enable wider adoption. 

10:00 – 10:30
Arrival and Registration

10:30 – 11:00
Welcome and Context Setting
Speakers:

Paul Horton, CEO, Future Water Association

Fareita Udoh, Chair of FWA Developer Services Group

11:00 – 11:40
Project Zero and Water Reuse
Speakers:

Stuart Stevenson, Sustainable Homes Manager, Affinity Water

Julian Webster, Technical Project Manager of Project Zero, Affinity Water

Richard Averley, Managing Director, Albion Water

11:40 – 12:20
Housebuilder Acceptance
Journeys and lessons learned on rainwater reuse and non-potable systems

Speakers:

John Slaughter, Strategic Advisor, Future Homes Hub

Andrew Day, Sustainability Director, Hill Group

12:20 – 13:10
Lunch

13:10 – 13:45
Policy Panel: Enabling Water Reuse

Topics include:

• What makes a “good ask” to government (clarity, evidence, outcomes, risks, and implementation)
• How to shape requests around standards, planning in water-scarce regions, and liability/duty-holders
• The types of commitments or evidence that help policy move from principle to delivery

Speakers:

Jamie Bartley, CEO and Founder, Unyte Group

Aaron Burton, Head of Water Infrastructure Planning and Delivery, DEFRA

Lutz Johnen, Chair, UK Water Reuse Association

Imogen Wignall, Senior Policy Advisor, Drinking Water Inspectorate

13:45 – 14:45
Breakout Sessions

• What tools need to be implemented into policy to allow for successful implementation of water reuse systems?
• How do we solve the issue of network adoption?

14:40 – 15:00
Summary and Close