Yesterday our Head of Rivers and Seas Leila Swan spoke at British Water's Creating a More Sustainable Water Sector Conference 2025. In her presentation, Leila explained how our world-first National Storm Overflow Hub provides data on every storm overflow in England, along with details of the 9,000 improvements to be made over the next 25 years. As part of the biggest ever investment in the water and sewage system, companies are poised to invest the largest amount of money ever on the natural environment - including more than £11 billion to almost halve spills from storm overflows by 2030.
💧🌱 Our expert panel on AMP8 – Blockers & Opportunities for Nature-Based Solutions: Setting Up for Success has concluded, providing invaluable insights into the key blockers preventing the widespread adoption of nature-based solutions and the strategies that can unlock their full potential for a sustainable, resilient water sector. Panelists included: David Elliott, Director, Ferns Natural Capital (Chair) Dr Jo Jolly, Director for Environment, Ofwat Mark Smith, Director – Water Sector, RSK Group Amina Aboobakar, Director of Strategy & Stewardship, The Rivers Trust We also had a compelling presentation on Towards Data Transparency: The National Storm Overflow Hub by Leila Swan, Head of Rivers and Seas at Water UK. Leila shared valuable insights on improving data transparency in stormwater management and its critical role in driving positive change in our water systems. 📅🔗 See more BW upcoming events here: https://lnkd.in/dd4Fehx9 BW Creating a More Sustainable Water Sector Conference 2025, Manchester #NatureBasedSolutions #WaterManagement #StormOverflow #camsws2025 #Sustainability #Innovation #EnvironmentalChallenges
