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Not something new.Something necessary.

LIVWater began inside PRECISION, a green consulting company, when the same gap kept appearing on project after project: no one was taking responsibility for the water.

André NiemannAuthor
3 Nov 2026Updated
3 min readLIVWater

Innovation is not only about creating something new. It is about creating something necessary. LIVWater exists because, on project after project, the water infrastructure was left to people who had no reason to run it well.

01 · Where it started

A green consultancy saw the gap.

LIVWater is a key initiative of PRECISION, a green consulting company working in the built environment. PRECISION’s work integrates renewable technologies with natural systems, so buildings and developments use fewer resources and depend less on failing networks.

Working alongside developers, municipalities and environmental engineers, PRECISION kept meeting the same problem. Water systems were designed as an afterthought, built as a short-term fix and handed over to owners who had neither the skills nor the contract to operate them. Plants were bought, then neglected, then blamed.

02 · The idea

Water as a service, not a static utility.

The conclusion was simple. To make a lasting difference, water could no longer be treated as a pipe and a meter. It had to be delivered as a managed service: designed for the site, operated by people accountable for the result, and measured so everyone can see it working.

We don’t just sell systems. We deliver solutions.

That is the principle behind Water as a Service (WaaS). LIVWater designs, builds, finances, operates and maintains decentralised water infrastructure, and clients choose how they own it: Owner-Operator, Rent to Own or Outright Purchase.

03 · The name

Living water. Life-giving water.

LIV stands for life-giving water, and for the change we want it to bring: communities and businesses that secure their own water, treat it where it is used and put it back to work. The name is a statement of intent as much as a brand.

04 · Where we are now

Three offers. One accountable partner.

  • 01

    LIVSupply

    Alternative water supply: modular treatment, storage and pressurised distribution, so a site no longer depends on one source.

  • 02

    LIVWaste

    Onsite waste treatment, through ModMBR™, AUGUST and constructed wetlands, turning wastewater into water you can reuse.

  • 03

    LIVSmart

    Smart utility management: metering, monitoring and billing, so every drop is measured, monitored and optimised.

  • 04

    LIVReuse

    The closed loop that joins them: supply on the way in, treatment and reuse on the way out, managed as one system.

05 · How we work

From first drawing to first drop.

What sets LIVWater apart is not a single technology. It is responsibility for the whole process. We assess the site, design the system, handle borehole licensing, council approvals and water use authorisation, build and commission it, then operate and maintain it under a service level agreement.

We choose technology for the site, not the other way round. Treatment comes from proven partners such as AUGUST and ModMBR™, metering from Kamstrup, our preferred technology partner for LIVSmart. Our role is to integrate them into one system, finance it the way the client prefers and stay accountable for its performance.

That is why we describe LIVWater as an infrastructure company rather than an equipment supplier. The measure of our work is not the day a plant is handed over. It is every day after that, when the water still arrives, still meets its standard and is still accounted for.

06 · What we stand for

Four values, one purpose.

  • Stewardship. Minimise environmental impact and conserve natural resources in everything we design, build and operate.
  • Independence. Give communities the means to manage their own water, with ownership models that put infrastructure within reach.
  • Transparency. Work in partnership, with performance that is measured and shared.
  • Community. Contribute to the social, economic and environmental health of the places we serve.

Individually we are one drop. Together, we are an ocean. Read more about LIVWater.

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