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24 WET NEWS MARCH 2019 | wwtonline.co.uk COMING SOON • Write a caption Yorkshire Water has launched its 2019 sewer blockages campaign with an eight-foot tall 'Wipesaur' dinosaur mascot. Write a caption and email it to yoursayWN@fav-house.com by 18 March. The best captions will be published in the April 2019 issue of WET News. FORESIGHT WWT Smart Water Networks Conference Birmingham Conference and Events Centre 21 March, 2019 event.wwtonline.co.uk/smart Now in its fourth year, the conference is the essential source of knowledge exchange for forward-thinking technology, networks and innovation professionals leading the way on smart infrastructure development. WWT SuDS Conference Birmingham Conference & Events Centre 1 May, 2019 event.wwtonline.co.uk/suds Our first ever Sustainable Drainage Systems Conference will explore the benefits and challenges of implementing SuDS, the different types of solutions available, the regulatory backdrop and the practical steps involved in their installation, use and measurement of success. WWT Water Industry Asset Management Birmingham Conference & Events Centre 2 May, 2019 event.wwtonline.co.uk/asset Building on the success of the past six years, WWT's Water Industry Asset Management Conference is the only dedicated event that connects senior asset, capital delivery and supply chain leaders within water companies and tier 1 contractors. Utility Week Live Birmingham NEC 21-22 May, 2019 www.utilityweeklive.co.uk UWL19, co-located with edie Live, will be dedicated to the solutions that are turning disruption and turbulence into business as usual – the products and services utilities require to function and thrive in a brave new digital world. TOP TWEETS: #PR19 We look at how Twitter reacted after Ofwat revealed its initial assessments of water companies' plans for AMP7. We've not seen one plan that can be considered the finished article. There is still scope for improvement across the board, which we're pleased @Ofwat recognises #PR19 @WaterWatchdog Ofwat decision on @thameswater's plans is disappointing. Water shortages would be extremely damaging for our capital. We need to back investment, support jobs and create growth. @London_First The great irony about PR19 is that some #water companies have been run by accountants rather than engineers, with the emphasis on dividends instead of delivery. This has damaged the entire sector. Could @Ofwat have done more in PR14 let alone PR09? @Daviddwr Ofwat should consult water company customers before any price rises or dividend pay-outs. Instead yet more profit that could have been reinvested in tackling shocking levels of leakage from crumbling water pipes will instead get paid to remote owners #PR19 @GarethThomasMP Ofwat done a great job in setting the parameters for the water industry for the next few years (PR19). Getting water companies to become more efficient, environmentally friendly and getting more involvement by local communities whilst keeping water rates under control fantastic. @AnnRobinson8 Rachel Fletcher from OFWAT: "water companies are responding to the very high bar we have set" You have to be joking - OFWAT has been utterly toothless for years, whilst leaks remain at 30 percent, only dividends continued to flow faster! #r4today @LongWordMonthly Last month's best answers "Eskimos forced to relocate to Sheffield following record levels of ice melting in the arctic." Jacob.Shaw@haltd.co.uk "Debate rages about the design life of Sheffield's latest low-cost housing." john@twpeng.com "Arctic Monkeys have established a residence in their home city." Eamonn.Mullins@haltd.co.uk SPONSORED BY CELEBRATING THE BEST IN UK WATER IN ASSOCIATION WITH Join us as we announce the winners of the annual Water Industry Awards and celebrate the industry's greatest achievements over the past 12 months. Discover more about the awards, and book your table at www.waterindustryawards.co.uk BOOK YOUR TABLE TODAY WIA19-tablesales-265x185mm.indd 1 06/02/2019 17:31

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