Minimising leakage and resource loss across the network

20 May 2026
Resilience Stage

Leakage poses a major challenge due to resource loss, increased operational costs, and environmental impact. Aging infrastructure, poor monitoring, and delayed maintenance often contribute to undetected leaks. This session explores the latest innovations, maintenance strategies and technologies helping networks drastically reduce leakage.


Chair welcome and introduction
Jeremy Heath, Innovation Manager - SES Water

The industry-wide ambition on customer side leakage and the impact of wide-spread smart metering
Sarah Watts, Smart Solutions Project Lead - Dayworth Consulting

How Severn Trent have been driving down leakage
Mikal Willmott - Severn Trent

The latest leakages research and innovation updates
Jeremy Heath, Innovation Manager - SES Water

Chairperson
Jeremy Heath
Jeremy Heath, Innovation Manager - SES Water
Speakers
Jeremy Heath
Jeremy Heath, Innovation Manager - SES Water
Sarah Watts
Sarah Watts, Smart Solutions Project Lead - Dayworth Consulting
Mikal Willmott
Mikal Willmott - Severn Trent