The Association was formed in April 2004 and replaced the Telecommunications Advisory Committee (TAC) which for the last 14 years has acted as the central point of focus for the UK Water Industry in relation to Fixed and Mobile communications and Scanning Telemetry from the technical and regulatory aspects.

TAUWI is chaired by Mr Les Ammon of Nothumbrian Water Ltd. and is supported by  Atkins Ltd who provide administrative and technical support to the members of TAUWI.

The scope of TAUWI is broader than that of TAC and aims to capitalise on new opportunities resulting from emerging technologies and Regulatory changes. In addition more emphasis is being put on strategic issues in relation to other sectors of an organisations operation, such as IT, general communications infrastructure and changing business needs.

The Water Industry use communications as one of a number of tools with which to support the various aspects of:

• The Supply and Recovery of Water
• Control and Monitoring of Water Quality
• Flood Defences and Water Management
• A wide range of support services

Within the Water Industry, communications are fundamental to the satisfactory operation of a range of services.

It should be noted that any information or literature made available on this site or via a web-link does not indicate or imply any form of endorsement or support for any Organisation, equipment or system, by any Water Industry Member or their organisation.