With draft water resource management plans to be passed to Defra in April this year, NCE’s Future of UK Water Resources conference will be the first forum to discuss the preliminary public consultation and publicise the strategic plans set to shape development and infrastructure works.

Crucial issues for discussion at this event include:

• The Government’s Future Water strategy and the implications for the industry

• PR09 consultation, pricing frameworks and investment capacity

• International perspectives on sustainable water management: WaND water cities and insights into Australia’s strategy for securing new resources

• Effluent reuse: a sustainable source for the future? Join our interactive debate and voice your opinion

• Water resource management plans in consultation: optimising existing resources and assessing carbon costs

• Limiting leakage and improving efficiency in Britain’s network