From targets to trust: A digital confidence blueprint for UK water utilities

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What's inside the report

The new regulatory reality

Why AMP8 is a proof economy, continuous monitoring, auditability, and defensible data tied to ODIs/PCDs; sharper scrutiny on leakage and storm overflows.

Beyond the meter

Smart metering becomes transformational when combined with pressure, sewer level, and water quality sensing on a single backbone.

The digital confidence model

Move from trusted data to actionable insights, to assured outcomes for customers, regulators, and the public.

The Anglian Water story

How Anglian Water benefits from 150 million+ validated data reads per day that can support faster leak detection, enabling earlier targeting and reducing costly site investigations.

“Now we’re working with actual data rather than estimates. We can more clearly understand where and why figures diverge from our original assumptions.”
Doug Spencer
Head of Smart Metering, Anglian Water

Anglian Water Outcomes

1.5m

Smart water meters

150m+

validated data reads per day

577k+

customer‑side continuous flows

700k+

customer leaks detected

23megalitres

of water per day reduction in distribution output

100%

Evidence‑backed reporting

Get the full blueprint on reducing OPEX under AMP8, backed by real world results.

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