Calls for urgent law change as UK’s largest water reuse system cannot be switched on
A major water recycling system in Cambridgeshire remains inactive due to outdated drinking water regulations, despite the region facing severe water scarcity. Experts warn that legislative barriers are preventing the implementation of necessary water-saving infrastructure.
Why it matters
Regulatory hurdles are hindering innovative solutions to the UK's growing water security crisis, potentially delaying essential climate adaptation measures.
Ministers have held up the Eddington development as an example of an innovative water reuse scheme and are aware of the legislative block. Ministers have held up the Eddington development as an example of an innovative water reuse scheme and are aware of the legislative block. Water Calls for urgent law change as UK’s largest water reuse system cannot be switched on Recycling system in Cambridgeshire that could save thousands of litres a day is deemed not in line with rules
Prefer the Guardian on Google The largest water reuse system in the UK, which could save thousands of litres of water a day for people living in one of the driest regions of the country, is not allowed to be switched on because of drinking water regulations.
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