{"id":134318,"date":"2023-11-03T07:27:21","date_gmt":"2023-11-03T07:27:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=134318"},"modified":"2023-11-02T15:29:08","modified_gmt":"2023-11-02T15:29:08","slug":"why-developers-need-proactive-water-neutrality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/why-developers-need-proactive-water-neutrality\/134318\/","title":{"rendered":"Why developers need to get proactive with water neutrality"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Residential and commercial developers need to be aware of water neutrality and make sure they have strategies in place, says Caroline Gray Mason of Cenergist<\/h2>\n<p>Nutrient neutrality recently made headlines following the government\u2019s announcement that local authorities (LAs) will no longer have to consider Natural England\u2019s nutrient pollution requirements in planning applications.<\/p>\n<p>Although ultimately rejected by the upper house, the move was welcomed by developers, who continue to push for a relaxation of the rules. Doing so will help deliver more than 150,000 new homes that have ground to a halt in the planning process.<\/p>\n<p>Across the country, nutrient neutrality represents a significant environmental challenge for developers navigating the planning process. However, there is another environmental issue that developers need to get on the front foot now: water neutrality.<\/p>\n<h3>What do we mean by water neutrality?<\/h3>\n<p>Developers are increasingly considering mitigating a building\u2019s potential negative environmental impact.<\/p>\n<p>Whereas <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/nutrient-neutrality-rules-scrapped-favour-housebuilding\/131815\/\">nutrient neutrality<\/a> aims to mitigate waterway pollution by addressing the quality of water generated through building use and occupation, water neutrality concerns the amount of water used.<\/p>\n<p>Water neutrality can be defined as: \u201cFor every new development, water demand should first be minimised, then any remaining water demand offset so that the total demand on the public water supply in a defined region is the same after development as before.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Water neutrality will become more relevant to developers<\/h3>\n<p>Water neutrality requirements are currently highly localised, and there are concerns about developments surrounding the Arun Valley in the southeast of England.<\/p>\n<p>Requirements for LAs in these regions were laid down after Natural England identified that groundwater abstraction coupled with lower overall water availability has a negative ecological impact.<\/p>\n<p>However, when considering the country\u2019s water scarcity crisis, localised water neutrality mandates in the South East represent the tip of the iceberg.<\/p>\n<p>Alarming statistics highlight the scale and urgency of the challenge. Research conducted by Kingfisher, the owner of Screwfix and B&amp;Q, shows that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kingfisher.com\/en\/media\/news\/kingfisher-news\/2023\/seven-regions-in-england-will-face-severe-water-stress-by-2030-a.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">seven regions in England are at risk of running dry by 2030<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Factors contributing to water scarcity include population growth, successive prolonged periods of low rainfall and lack of personal responsibility with water consumption.<\/p>\n<p>Consequently, water neutrality will likely become a more prevalent requirement from LAs across the country. This potentially makes it as great of a barrier to development planning as nutrient neutrality and a significant challenge that many developers have yet to navigate.<\/p>\n<h3>Navigating the first step for water neutrality strategies<\/h3>\n<p>Despite the well-known factors contributing to the water scarcity crisis, no new reservoir will come online until 2029. The absence of large-scale infrastructure projects highlights the onus on developers to consider water efficiencies and get proactive now with water neutrality strategies.<\/p>\n<p>In areas where there are currently water neutrality mandates for a development to proceed, strategies must display precise, credible and deliverable means to achieve water neutrality.<\/p>\n<p>Put simply, this comprises water efficiency, water recycling and offsetting measures and includes a water budget showing details of baseline and proposed water consumption.<\/p>\n<p>The first step in navigating a water neutrality strategy means considering how best to reduce water per capita consumption (PCC) that comes with building use and occupation.<\/p>\n<p>Like energy efficiency, water efficiency technologies are available to developers to reduce PCC and achieve water neutrality.<\/p>\n<p>However, in the face of already tough requirements, which could evolve to become more widespread and stringent, readily available solutions that deliver proven, large-scale reductions in PCC are required. This will help developers mitigate potential delays.<\/p>\n<p>Achieving this means turning to solutions such as Control Flow that provide efficiency by design with a building\u2019s utility infrastructure.<\/p>\n<h3>\u201cEfficiency by design\u201d approach to building water use<\/h3>\n<p>While specially designed fixtures and fittings such as toilets, taps and showerheads mitigate PCC, solutions that work more closely with a building\u2019s utility infrastructure have the potential to provide the water savings required.<\/p>\n<p>Control Flow solutions generate large-scale PCC reductions by improving the efficiency of the entire cold and hot water system in the property.<\/p>\n<p>They are also available for existing properties, which are retrofitted as part of a turnkey approach and do not require a \u201crip and replace\u201d of existing infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>With a 10-year lifespan, they can be installed at various points throughout a development onto existing piping and inline, mitigating removal risk.<\/p>\n<p>Field deployments have shown daily PCC drops ranging from 30 litres for an individual to 73-litre reductions for a household.<\/p>\n<p>Importantly, when Natural England reviews water neutrality strategies, developers accept a PCC reduction of 27 litres per day where a Control Flow product is fitted.<\/p>\n<p>Pursuing an \u201cefficiency by design\u201d approach with solutions that deliver double-digit water savings means developers will have taken a crucial first meaningful step towards tackling the water scarcity crisis.<\/p>\n<h3>Staying ahead of future challenges<\/h3>\n<p>Although nutrient neutrality currently dominates the agenda, with the ongoing water scarcity crisis, it will be no surprise if it becomes a more widespread environmental mandate, risking development progress.<\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s important now is for residential and commercial developers to be aware of the issues and the readily available solutions, such as Control Flow, that deliver the tangible savings required.<\/p>\n<p>By doing so, they will have embraced the opportunity to get on the front foot while delivering more efficient properties.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_134324\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-134324\" style=\"width: 173px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-134324\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Caroline-Gray-Mason-173x300.jpg\" alt=\"Water neutrality\" width=\"173\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Caroline-Gray-Mason-173x300.jpg 173w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Caroline-Gray-Mason-590x1024.jpg 590w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Caroline-Gray-Mason-768x1334.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Caroline-Gray-Mason-696x1209.jpg 696w, 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