Press releases for May 2012

£14 million improvements to Ashford treatment works - 21/5/2012

Southern Water is investing more than £14 million to improve its Ashford Wastewater Treatment Works and Sellindge Wastewater Treatment Works.

 

Free water butts to help communities become waterwise - 17/5/2012

Communities in Crawley have joined forces with Southern Water to help make the most of local water resources.

 

Lydd upgrade completes - 17/5/2012

An environmental improvement scheme in Lydd, Kent, has completed.

 

Hockey players hope to stick out record game - 16/5/2012

A group of hockey players are hoping to stick out a record-breaking 40-hour game to net some cash for charity.

 

Actor takes a trip down the sewers - 15/5/2012

Award-winning actor Alan Cumming is the latest celebrity to delve beneath Brighton’s streets to explore the city’s sewers.

 

Climate change garden on show at Chelsea - 14/5/2012

Southern Water, South East Water and two other water companies in the water-stressed South East have teamed up at the 2012 RHS Chelsea Flower Show to produce a garden of the future, able to cope with extremes of weather brought on by climate change.

 

Rain continues to boost water resources - 11/5/2012

The wet weather is continuing to give water sources in the south a much-needed boost, helping the region recover from one of the driest periods on record.

 

Lessons learned from former Olympic star - 3/5/2012

Former Olympic swimmer Karen Pickering MBE put the stars of the future through their paces at a free swim clinic organised by Southern Water.

 

Young swimmers learn important lessons from Olympian - 3/5/2012

Former Olympic swimmer Karen Pickering MBE put the stars of the future through their paces at a free swim clinic organised by Southern Water.

 

Former Olympic star makes a splash with learners - 3/5/2012

Former Olympic swimmer Karen Pickering MBE put the stars of the future through their paces at a free swim clinic organised by Southern Water.

 

Cloud with a silver lining - 2/5/2012

The wettest April on record has given water sources in the south a much-needed boost, helping rivers and reservoirs recover from one of the driest periods on record.

 

Saints and savers programme scores top marks - 2/5/2012

A water-focused education programme is sending ripples across Southampton and encouraging thousands of youngsters and their families to use water wisely.