Northumbrian Water
Northumbrian Water Limited is a UK water utility that supplies drinking water and wastewater/sewerage services, trading as Northumbrian Water in the north east of England (serving about 2.7 million people) and as Essex & Suffolk Water in parts of eastern England (providing water supply services). It is a subsidiary of Northumbrian Water Group.www.nwl.co.uk
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Sep 16, 2026
Nigel WatsonHOST
I've seen that again in the world of utilities.
Nigel WatsonHOST
You know, we deployed the smart sewer system at Northumbrian Water and we talked about it as if it was a glass box, not a black box.
Nigel WatsonHOST
Because if that thing went wrong, we're flooding homes, right? And it's no good for us to be sitting around a table after the event going, 100 houses flooded.
Nigel WatsonHOST
Does anybody know why? No.
Rachel DysonGUEST
which is the World Economic Forum and also the World Business Council for Sustainable Development.
Rachel DysonGUEST
We have a lead water company, which is Northumbrian Water, which is great.
Rachel DysonGUEST
And then we have six other water companies, four housing providers, and then the coalition members themselves, which include P&G, Procter & Gamble.
Rachel DysonGUEST
who are also a main lead in this.
MelissaHOST
be me and I'm dying to know, have you had a bill yet? Right.
MelissaHOST
So what Northumbria Water have done is they've automatically reduced my direct debit down.
MelissaHOST
So this will be the first month coming up that it's gone down and it's actually gone down by... £23 a month.
MelissaHOST
Now that's quite the savings if it maintains.