Measuring the UK’s water infrastructure

It pro­vides potable water to us; it helps to pow­er our com­mu­ni­ties, trans­port our goods and man­age our waste; and it offers a defence against floods and oth­er nat­ur­al dis­as­ters. Yet, despite every­thing it does for the nation, the UK’s water infra­struc­ture is often con­sid­ered to be under­fund­ed and over­looked rel­a­tive to its impor­tance