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Date: Tuesday 12 December 2020
Time:  12.00 - 1.15pm
Location: Online

Our Spotlight Sessions bring an organisation or topic into the spotlight to address key issues faced by the water and wastewater community. If you would like to better understand regulation and policy, hear strategic industry insights and pose questions to senior leaders, we invite you to join us.

Chaired by British Water’s Chairman Chris Loughlin, the sessions will provide a safe space for open and inclusive dialogue.

The Drinking Water Inspectorate (DWI) was formed in 1990 to provide independent reassurance that water supplies in England and Wales are safe and drinking water quality is acceptable to consumers.

Drinking Water 2020  an annual report by the Chief Inspector of drinking water, provides an overview of the quality of public and private water supplies in England and Wales. In the April-June 2020 report, the backdrop of COVID-19 is acknowledged for having presented real challenges to maintain a ‘wholesome and continuous water supply’. The outcome of these difficulties has resulted in less samples being taken at consumers taps as companies sought to assure supplies at their assets. Consequentially there were fewer coliform detections, a reduction in failures for the taste and odour parameters; and a reduction in failures for lead at the point of compliance, which is the tap. Conversely, increased sampling at upstream assets for parameters not

normally taken at these points identified shortcomings in the maintenance of assets and their sampling points.

Our spotlight with Milo Purcell, will enable you to receive an update on these points and insight on Quarter 3 (expected to be published soon). You will also be able to ask questions and discuss some of the pressing issues on drinking water quality.

If you are interested in sponsoring this series of events please contact Rianne Walters.

This event is for British Water Member's only and is restricted to 1 representative per company and there is a maximum capacity of 20.