What we’re doing

We’re investing to address Hampshire’s water shortfall

Our investment spans a range of strategic solutions:

• Exploring new sources of water – including water recycling to keep treated water within our network
• Building up to 125km of new pipelines to link up our key sites and allow additional bulk transfers of water from neighbouring water companies
• Teaming up with Portsmouth Water to build a new reservoir at Havant Thicket to be used as a strategic water resource for the South East
  
  

Additional steps to protect and preserve water

Tackling leakage

We're driving down leaks across our network – reducing them by 15% by 2025, 40% by 2040 and 50% by 2050. Find out what we’re doing to find and fix leaks.

Preserving the quality of our water sources

We’re working with farmers, businesses and environmental groups to protect and restore local water sources in specific areas, which we call catchments. For example, if chemicals such as pesticides and fertilisers enter watercources, they can make these sources unavailable. By reducing the use of contaminants or stopping them from entering watercourses, we can safeguard these catchments for future use.

Water efficiency

Until we’ve addressed the shortfall in Hampshire, the area will be at risk of water shortages. In the meantime, we're supporting and incentivising each person to reduce their use to 100 litres a day (from an average of 129) via our Target 100 campaign.