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03 May 2022

Ofwat, the English and Welsh water regulator, has announced the winners of its latest innovation competition, the Water Breakthrough Challenge. Costain has been awarded funding for two projects as part of the 'Transform' stream.

The first award, with Northumbrian Water and ten strategic partners formed under the name 'Stream,' has secured £978,000 for the first phase of the Open Data Platform, an £8m, three-year project.

Stream's vision is to co-create an Open Data Framework to unlock water data for the benefit of customers, society, and the environment. This will help address challenges such as the prevention of environmental incidents and carbon emissions reduction across the sector. Costain is partnering with Pinsent Masons to provide the legal and commercial framework that will enable sharing of data between industry bodies, removing a significant barrier to collaboration.

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