How can saving water help the environment?
Fish, birds and mammals such as water voles and otters, all depend on water to live. Whether it’s a river or a reservoir, a thriving natural water environment is also a great place for the many plants, trees and flowers that grow there. The area we serve has rivers with unique chalk streams with important ecosystems. So, protecting our water sources is important for biodiversity - the less water we need to take to be treated for our use, the better.
Why we need to save water now more than ever
Water is a precious resource – it’s scarce. Climate change is affecting how much rain falls and when, and population growth is putting pressure on the amount of water we need. Our Target 100 campaign helps customers reduce their water usage – with the aim of getting the daily average use down to 100 litres per person.
What you can do to help save water at home
Lots of our water is used to wash ourselves. Spending one minute less in the shower, saves seven litres of water, and an easy way to save 8,000 litres of water a year in your home is to turn off the tap while brushing your teeth. And it’s not just when washing ourselves that we can save water, we can make sure that we always put a full load in the machine when we’re washing our clothes – and by cutting out just one of our washes per week, that can save 5000 litres of water per year. You can find out more about saving water in your home using our water saving app.
Saving water in the garden
There are lots of good water saving tips for your garden too, like using a watering can rather than a hose, fitting a water butt to collect rainwater from roofs, and spreading mulch on the flower beds to keep in the moisture. You can also use plants that don’t need much watering and leave your lawn to recover on its own after dry weather.
Our commitment to the environment
We want to protect and enhance the environment, so we’re playing our part in saving water too. Our aim is to halve leakage by 2050. We want to take care of our precious biodiversity and make sure we can all enjoy it long into the future.
How can saving water help the environment?
Fish, birds and mammals such as water voles and otters, all depend on water to live. Whether it’s a river or a reservoir, a thriving natural water environment is also a great place for the many plants, trees and flowers that grow there. The area we serve has rivers with unique chalk streams with important ecosystems. So, protecting our water sources is important for biodiversity - the less water we need to take to be treated for our use, the better.
Why we need to save water now more than ever
Water is a precious resource – it’s scarce. Climate change is affecting how much rain falls and when, and population growth is putting pressure on the amount of water we need. Our Target 100 campaign helps customers reduce their water usage – with the aim of getting the daily average use down to 100 litres per person.
What you can do to help save water at home
Lots of our water is used to wash ourselves. Spending one minute less in the shower, saves seven litres of water, and an easy way to save 8,000 litres of water a year in your home is to turn off the tap while brushing your teeth. And it’s not just when washing ourselves that we can save water, we can make sure that we always put a full load in the machine when we’re washing our clothes – and by cutting out just one of our washes per week, that can save 5000 litres of water per year. You can find out more about saving water in your home using our water saving app.
Saving water in the garden
There are lots of good water saving tips for your garden too, like using a watering can rather than a hose, fitting a water butt to collect rainwater from roofs, and spreading mulch on the flower beds to keep in the moisture. You can also use plants that don’t need much watering and leave your lawn to recover on its own after dry weather.
Our commitment to the environment
We want to protect and enhance the environment, so we’re playing our part in saving water too. Our aim is to halve leakage by 2050. We want to take care of our precious biodiversity and make sure we can all enjoy it long into the future.