We reconvened the Stream Market & User Needs Advisory Group, Co-chaired by Icebreaker One and Northumbrian Water.
Date: 19 February 2026 10:00-11:30 GMT
Location: Online
Co-Chairs: Charlotte Hillenbrand (IB1), Alex Hughes (Portsmouth Water), Andy Johnston (Scottish Water)
Secretariat: Icebreaker One
Meeting Aims
- Review the feasibility of the Q2 outcomes
- Prioritise Q2 use cases
Summary
- It was agreed that:
- Breakout group outputs indicate that initial focus is expected to fall on Water Situation Reports and Smart Metering use cases.
- Recruitment for the next Change Champion cohort will begin in Q2, adopting the new six month model.
- It was noted that:
- Alignment on Stream’s long‑term ambition to 2030 will require a clearer narrative and a shared understanding of data‑maturity expectations.
- There is a need for earlier visibility of future expectations, including DEFRA’s emerging monitoring direction, and Stream could provide a coordinated route for this.
- Q2 planning includes further development of CReDO, water‑efficiency workshops, and refreshed ecosystem communications
- Use case and dataset activities will require higher member engagement than ecosystem‑level work.
- It was discussed that:
- Water Situation Reports present a clear opportunity to move from PDF‑based reporting to consistent, reusable datasets aligned with EA‑sourced information.
- Smart Metering requires alignment on core data items and consideration of processing‑scale challenges, reflecting varied rollout maturity across companies.
- DWMP, WRMP and WINEP remain important but carry higher complexity due to predefined reporting formats and the need to reconcile published plans with underlying datasets.
- Members emphasised ensuring new datasets are interoperable and sensitive to internal organisational capacity and timelines.
Next meeting: Thursday 2 April 2026 10:00-11:30 GMT
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