Water Innovation Implementation Programme
Funds water companies to move proven water-sector innovations from trial into routine practice at scale across England and Wales.
Two streams, and only one of them takes applications. Early Adopter & Fast Follower is open solely to water companies operating in England and Wales — licensed water and wastewater companies, water-only companies, new appointees and Infrastructure Provider Project Licensees. A supplier, university or startup cannot apply to it, even as part of a consortium: each eligible company nominates one Impl…
Backs water-sector innovations that have already succeeded in trials and are ready to be rolled out at scale, tackling cross-cutting barriers such as data, skills, processes and culture that make implementation harder than it should be. It is aimed at early adopter and fast-follower water companies in England and Wales, so customers, communities and the environment benefit sooner.
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