Waterscan has been selected as a successful applicant to the Water Efficiency Cambridgeshire Fund (weCB Fund), securing support for a new project designed to help organisations better understand, manage and reduce water use.
The Water Efficiency Cambridgeshire Fund is a government-backed programme focused on delivering measurable water savings across Greater Cambridge, where pressure on water resources is increasingly linked to the region’s ability to grow sustainably.
Waterscan’s funded project ‘Trialing High Frequency Business Water Use Reports’ will utilise a more frequent, data-led approach to water-use reporting with three customers across 16 sites in Cambridge. Using automated meter reading (AMR) data, the project will give participating sites clearer and more regular insight into how and when water is being used, where unusual or continuous consumption may be occurring, and how performance compares over time and against similar sites. 
The aim is to turn water data into something organisations can act on more quickly. Reports will bring together consumption patterns, cost information, out-of-hours usage and benchmarking, helping sites identify opportunities to reduce avoidable demand and improve water efficiency.
Waterscan will work with WRc on technical input and evaluation, helping to assess the effectiveness of the approach and the lessons that can be applied more widely.
Waterscan is one of 22 successful Round 1 applicants. Across the cohort, the funded projects are aiming to save an estimated 628,000 litres of water per day in Cambridgeshire by March 2027.
Barry Millar, CEO at Waterscan said:
Water efficiency is becoming an increasingly important part of how organisations manage risk, cost and sustainability. This funding gives us the opportunity to test a more timely and practical way of turning water data into action. By giving organisations clearer insight into where, when and how water is being used, we can help them identify avoidable consumption, make better decisions and build a stronger case for active water management. We’re delighted to be part of the first weCB Fund cohort and look forward to sharing what we learn.
John Gilbert, Head of Planning and Project Management at MOSL said:
The weCB Fund Team is delighted to be working with Waterscan as part of a cohort of successful applicants for our first round of funding. Between them, the cohort is aiming to save an estimated 628,000 litres of water per day in Cambridgeshire by March 2027.
“Once contracts are finalised, they will kick off a whole range of water saving projects within three months. We want to thank Waterscan and all successful applicants for applying to the weCB Fund. We can’t wait to get started on unlocking Cambridgeshire’s growth potential through water saving.
Further updates will be shared as the project progresses and the impact of the trial is evaluated.
