Blog 2022
Your Water Warrior Beach Essentials Kit
Whatever the season, nothing beats a relaxing day at one of our beautiful beaches…
SSSh! Secret Spots
There are so many beautiful places where you can enjoy the water across the South West. Maybe your favourite is a big deserted beach, or a tiny hidden cove? Or a picnic spot by a stream, or a walking trail by a lake? We’ve managed to persuade a few members of our team to reveal where they like to spend time enjoying the water. But...
South West Water’s Jargon Buster
Eco-beachcombing and other environmentally-friendly beach activities to try this summer
Eco-beachcombing and other environmentally-friendly beach activities to try this summer Our beaches in the South West are some of the most beautiful in the country – maybe even the world. We want to keep them that way, but pollution and litter can really damage the landscape and all the creatures which live in and around the...
4 ways to reuse water
Top tips to help save water in your garden
5 ways to have fun and keep cool while wasting less water
Our leak detector, Matt, reveals the reality of his work
The South West presents a uniquely challenging environment for our water pipes and the people who look after them. More than 11,000 miles of pipework travels up and down hills, through flood plains, cities, isolated hamlets, moorland and farms, bringing freshly treated water to your taps. The landscape, its geology and its...
Meet our water-saving champion, Nick!
Back in 2020, our Stakeholder Engagement Manager, Nick, got a very big shock. Learning that the average person in the South West uses 150 litres of water every day, Nick was more than confident that his household of two would be using a lot less. “We thought we were a pretty average household, and pretty careful with our water...
“It’s not what you’ve got, it’s how you use it”
Our job is to make sure that everyone in the South West has water, 24/7, 365 days a year whilst keeping the environment healthy. To do this, we not only need to know how much water we have available, but also where it’s likely to be needed, now and in the future.
My Pride Story: Simon
I want to start this blog post by asking a question: how many of you reading would feel uncomfortable at work talking about your partner? I'd hazard that perhaps for most, you wouldn't necessarily give it much thought: you'd perhaps say on a Monday morning that you did something with your significant other or family over the weekend...
We tackle some of the water-saving myths floating about.
Every year we ask our customers to save 5 litres of water, and every year you all surprise us with your ingenious ways to save water. We’re incredibly proud of those of you who take up the challenge again and again. But there are also many misconceptions about why we ask you all to save water. “We live on an island, a very rainy...