MTP Water Products Area Update

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MTP Water Products Area Update

• NWCG Meeting, 23 November 2006
• Mark Kowalski WRc plc

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Water products key objectives

• Consolidate and expand evidence base and policy
  action plans
• Support development of public test methodologies
  and performance information
• Review technical and economic feasibility of
  rainwater and greywater technologies

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Water products current activities

• For each of
• Baths
• Showers
• WCs
• Updating policy briefs and evidence
• Developing new stock model
• Revising policy scenarios
• Reviewing and updating test methodologies and
  performance standards
• Rainwater and Greywater
• Report on water quality standards/recommendations
  for the UK

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Stakeholder event, October 2006

• Content
• An introduction to MTP and the issues facing the
  water sector
• Identification of the challenges for baths,
  shower and WC products
• Brainstorm of possible solutions to the
  challenges
• 50 attendees
• Event report will be circulated to all attendees
  and posted on MTP website in the next week
• Key recommendations are being incorporated into
  Policy Briefs and Briefing Notes
• Actions are being followed up with key
  stakeholders

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Coming soon

• Consultation on revised test methodologies
• Baths
• Showers
• WCs
• New stock models will be publicly accessible
  through the MTP What If tool
• Innovation briefing notes for
• Cascading Water Systems
• Very low flush WCs

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Market Transformation Programme
Further information available by

• Web www.mtprog.com
• E-mail info_at_mtprog.com
• Tel [phone]