On-demand webinar content from the previous Discovery competition
These sessions were recorded during the last Water Discovery Challenge in 2023, so some information might be out of date. We would still recommend you watch any webinars you think would be useful for your entry.
Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) & Catchment Management
This webinar took place on Thursday 12 February 2026
Explore how restoring natural ecosystems and integrating catchment-scale strategies can bolster climate resilience and secure sustainable water quality.
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Emerging Contaminants & Micropollutants (e.g. PFAS, microplastics, pharmaceuticals)
This webinar took place on Thursday 12 February 2026
Stay ahead of the regulatory curve as we dive into the complex challenges of identifying and mitigating persistent micropollutants in modern wastewater streams.
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Discover Innovation Opportunities
This webinar took place on Thursday 2 February 2023, 12-1pm
This webinar covered some of the biggest opportunities for innovation within the sector. This includes an introduction to the challenges being faced, a look at desired solutions and real-world examples.
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Discover where our water comes from and how we treat it
This webinar took place on Tuesday 7 February 2023, 12-1pm
Learn where our water is sourced from and how it is treated to meet drinking water standards. You will gain insights to the challenges faced by the water sector and how the sector is working to overcome them.
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Discover how we distribute water and what challenges we face
This webinar took place on Thursday 9 February 2023, 12-1pm
Learn how water is distributed from a treatment plant to an end user and gain insight of the challenges faced, together with some of the ways the water sector is working to overcome them.
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Discover how we transport and treat sewage and what challenges we face
This webinar took place on Tuesday 21 February 2023, 12-1pm
Learn how sewage is transported from the customer to the wastewater treatment works and gain insight of the challenges faced and how the sector is working to overcome them.
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Discover how we maximise recovery and reuse resources
This webinar took place on Thursday 23 February 2023, 12-1pm
Learn how water companies recover and reuse resources and gain insight to the challenges faced, together with some of the ways the water sector is working to overcome them.
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Discover how customers impact the water cycle
This webinar took place on Tuesday 28 February 2023, 12-1pm
Learn how customers interact with water, how they impact its availability and quality and gain insight of the challenges faced by water companies.
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Discover Climate Change – it’s here! How do we build in Operational resilience?
This webinar took place on Thursday 2 March 2023, 12-1pm
Learn what is meant by the term ‘operational resilience’ and how it can be achieved. Gain insight to the challenges faced and how these can be overcome.
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Discover how we can combine our efforts - a partnership approach
This webinar took place on Tuesday 7 March 2023, 12-1pm
This webinar provides an introduction to the importance of partnerships in the delivery of innovation initiatives and explore some of the key stakeholders across multi-partner delivery. It also provides examples of a range of partnerships to deliver successful outcomes.
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Discover how to successfully scale innovation in the water sector
This webinar took place on Thursday 9 March 2023, 12-1pm
This webinar shares insight into how innovators can maximise the chances of successfully scaling their solutions within the sector. It looks at the key barriers to widespread adoption and guidance as to how to best navigate them.
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