MOD injects water into future estate contracts
The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) has announced that industry partners will be responsible for reducing water consumption in UK military establishments as part of a utilities management service through its future suite of prime contracts. The MOD operates around 260 main Defence establishments, 140 training sites and 49,000 military homes, consuming around 17.5 billion litres of water per annum. Under UK ‘Greening Government Commitments’ the MOD has set a target of reducing water consumption by 7% on the estate by 2016, relative to 2010/11 levels. The Next Generation