29/05/08
The national water symposium held at Lancaster House in London today, was attended by Defra Secretary of State Hilary Benn and two hundred representatives of business and public service interests throughout the country.
There can be few bigger influences on our national life and prosperity than the effectiveness of water and wastewater services. This importance however is not reflected in the level of public awareness or involvement in water policy.
Source 2008 is a platform for sharing views of the water service among opinion-formers from the service itself and a wide range of related sectors.
Building on similar events in 2004 and 2006, participants in Source 2008 took up the challenges of climate change, growing expectations about security of supply and service resilience, and the availability of capital for continuing investment.
Water UK Chief Executive Pamela Taylor said:
"The people we serve must play a bigger part in the decisions we make. There needs to be a more informed and interactive relationship between the public and water services."
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Karen Thompson, Communication Adviser
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