Minimising leakage and resource loss across the network

20 May 2026
Nature, Climate and 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

Targeting 50% reductions by 2050: how will we meet the 50 by 50 challenge?
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

Deep dive into Welsh Water’s leakage strategy and rollout of innovative approaches
Chris Rees, Head of Water Engineering - Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water

Talk title to be advised
To be announced

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
Chris Rees
Chris Rees, Head of Water Engineering - Dwr Cymru Welsh Water