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Reports, one-pagers & tools

Everything the programme has published, free to download. Filter by topic, format or who it is written for.

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Report·March 2026

Enabling Water Smart Communities: final programme report

Four years of evidence on integrated water management in new housing, and what needs to change next.

Integrated water managementWater neutrality
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Report·January 2026

Water stewardship models for new developments

Three models for who owns and operates community water systems, compared on cost, risk and durability.

Water stewardship
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Report·November 2025

Greywater reuse at neighbourhood scale

Performance, cost and maintenance evidence from live schemes, and the regulatory routes that make them viable.

Water reuseGreywater
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Report·September 2025

Rainwater harvesting: what the Eddington data shows

Ten years of operational data from the UK's largest rainwater recycling network.

Rainwater harvesting
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One-pager·2025

Integrated water management for developers

The business case in one page: what it costs, what it saves, and when to decide.

Integrated water management
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One-pager·2025

What planners should ask for

The five questions that determine whether a development will be water smart.

SuDS & flood risk
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One-pager·2025

Who looks after the water systems?

Stewardship explained for residents and community groups.

Water stewardship
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Report·July 2025

Public attitudes to water reuse

What residents actually think about recycled water, and what changes their mind.

Community engagement
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Guidance·May 2025

Delivering water neutrality in practice

How to meet a water neutrality requirement without stalling housing delivery.

Water neutrality
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Tool·2026

The water smart planning framework

A step-by-step framework for taking a development from masterplan to handover.

Integrated water management
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Guidance·March 2025

SuDS that still work in year twenty

Designing sustainable drainage for the maintenance regime it will actually get.

SuDS & flood risk
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Report·January 2025

The regulatory barriers to water reuse

Where current regulation blocks reuse schemes, and the changes that would unblock them.

Water reuse