The broad base of its membership with its wide range of interests and expertise is the strength on which WaterWatch is based. When it makes submissions to government, or campaigns for change, the solutions it offers reflect this. There is no single vested interest. In Action WaterWatch operates as a network, sharing information and ideas amongst its members. It helps groups and individuals develop their own campaigns It also campaigns in its own right.
Members receive a regular newsletter.
Events, open to all members, are held every six weeks on Saturdays with guest speakers on major topics of interest to members. WaterWatch members campaign to influence the policies and strategies of their own local water companies and nationally. WaterWatch first raised the problem of high levels of leakage from water company pipes in early 1995. Members in the Anglian region successfully campaigned against the injection of untreated sewage into agricultural land. WaterWatch is influencing government policies on all aspects of the water industry.