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 Averly, Managing Director, Albion Water

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

Speakers:

Jamie Bartley, CEO and Founder, Unyte Group

John Slaughter, Strategic Advisor, Future Homes Hub

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:

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

Lutz Johnen, Chair, UK Water Reuse Association

Keir Lewis, Senior Policy Manager, Veolia

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