Why is it important that UK businesses do more to be water efficient, when we live in a country with reliable, high rainfall?

In 2021, we sat down for an exclusive interview with Carolyn Hogg, Managing Director of Cascade Water Products. We spoke with her before she was due to be a panelist at the New York Times Climate Hub event at COP26 in Glasgow.

In the full interview with Carolyn, she discusses the importance of water efficiency in UK businesses, the benefits of commercial greywater recycling, and why the return on investment is more than just money. In this article we’ve highlighted an important topic of why it is important that UK business do more to be water efficient.

Why is it important that UK businesses do more to be water efficient, when we live in a country with reliable, high rainfall?

- Climate change – to much rain, too little rain. Rain falling in the wrong place.

- Supply and demand management – since the 60s, and the modern bathroom experience, water use has rapidly increased. Increasing populations and migration; London’s population will increase by 2.1 million by 2045 and the water supply is not going to be adequate.

- Sewage contamination of rivers and water courses. Water companies are under pressure to stop releasing untreated sewage into rivers. Greywater use takes pressure off the sewage works by reducing commercial and domestic sewage.

- Net zero – the water industry is energy intensive. Water supply and especially treating sewage takes a lot of energy. Greywater reuse is the missing element of net zero homes. Hotels and accommodation providers should investigate greywater reuse.

Read her full interview on our website.