In April, we brought together Stream’s Advisory Group 2 (Technical) which comprises subject matter experts from 16 water companies and other industry stakeholders. Co-chaired by Icebreaker One and Wessex Water, this group advises and supports the project partners as they commence work on Stream’s Implementation Phase.

Date: 7th April 2025 11:30-13:00 BST

Location: online

Co-Chairs: Lucy Chambers (IB1); Sophie Sherriff (Wessex Water)

Secretariat: IB1

Summary:

  • It was noted that members were asked for possible data sharing scenarios to be included in the scope of the Legal and Data Governance working group, along with real life examples
    • Real life examples included EV charging point data being shared between local authorities and the private sector, and water companies sharing data with the wildlife trusts 
  • It was noted that members were asked for thoughts on how to standardise language around data sharing and shared data licences
    • The idea of a data sharing gateway was discussed 
  • The Q2 OKRs were noted
    • The Technology pillar is focusing on analytical needs 
    • For the Operations pillar, there is a focus on data governance, risk and legal decisions
  • It was noted that there was a playback from the Data Quality, Standardisation and Interoperability working group 
    • It was noted that there’s a crib sheet to be included in the documentation sent out, and a validation script to check for common mistakes on the platform
  • During the playback of the EIR working group it was noted that there are 5 possible outputs for Q2 datasets, listed below in order of popularity:
    • Spills
    • Drinking water quality 
    • Maintenance requests about specific work 
    • Sampling datasets 
    • Sewerage and flooding
  • It was noted that these datasets are currently being shared with RDMAI and that this EIR work should supply multiple use cases out of this quarter 
  • It was noted that the Governance working group created a decision tree to understand how each item should go through Stream, and to help build interesting agendas
  • It was noted that the Core Processes working group prioritised onboarding and alignment with the Governance working group
  • Members discussed what they would like to see in AG2 and how they can be supported, it being noted that giving advanced notice on meeting themes would be of help in getting the people with expertise to attend

Formal records, including attendees, are maintained by the secretariat, and are confidential to the Advisory Group members.