South West Water

Over the next 5 years we’re investing more than £700 million to reduce storm overflows across the region as part of a record £3.2 billion investment 🌊   💧 Our ‘Turning the Tide’ investment programme is helping us become the first water company to meet the Government’s target of less than 10 spills per year 💧 We're committed to eliminating storm overflows at bathing and shellfish waters by 2030   “Everyone who works at South West Water, or with us, live in the regions we support, and they want to make a difference. Whilst reducing the use of storm overflows will take time, we are investing more than ever to deliver real change today." - Susan Davy, South West Water CEO   Find out more here - https://lnkd.in/eKBgb6uy   #TurningTheTide #StormOverflows #Environment #Beaches #Investment

At South West Water, transparency about our environmental performance is key, especially regarding storm overflows. You might see spill numbers, but here's the story behind them 👇

You may have seen reports about high spill numbers from Salcombe Regis storm overflow. Our Wastewater Director, Jay Harris, explains why this is happening in the video below. 👇

At Rilla Mill wastewater treatment works we’ve installed rapid balance tanks and catchment improvements that have reduced storm overflow spills by 93% compared to last year. Director of Wastewater Operations Dave Swiggs, meets with our Group CEO Susan Davy to discuss the work that’s taken place 👇  #TurningTheTide

We recently partnered with Centre for Resilience in Environment, Water and Waste (CREWW) for 'Storying Water' workshops. Alongside CREWW and Ofwat, we joined Dr Ellen Wiles for a nature walk and creative writing session focused on the research of the Exe catchment. 💧🌱 We're excited to support Ellen's ongoing work, including a future podcast series sharing expertise on the Exe catchment using these engaging methods.

📣 Applications are now OPEN for the Neighbourhood Fund! 📣 We're inviting local charities and community initiatives across the South West to apply for support through our £100,000 annual fund. Since 2021, we've proudly supported 256 projects making a real difference in areas like wellbeing, education, environment, mental health, and sport – reaching over 41,000 people last year alone. Find out more and submit your application here – https://lnkd.in/eCGFV6Wq

It’s great to see the progress being made at Rilla Mill wastewater treatment works in East Cornwall. Our Group CEO, Susan Davy, recently visited the site to meet the team and to see the work that has helped deliver a major reduction in storm overflows.  Watch to find out more 👇  #TurningTheTide

Some good news from North Molton! 🙌 Storm overflow spills at the wastewater treatment works have halved in 2024 after adding new storm water storage. Find out more here - https://lnkd.in/emvSQjMD See the improvements for yourself and hear from our Director of Wastewater Ops, Jay Harris, in the video below. 👇 #TurningTheTide #StormOverflows

Thrilled to announce Storying Water: a project I’m leading as artist-in-residence at the Centre for Resilience in Environment, Water and Waste (CREWW) University of Exeter until Nov 2026. I’ll be producing a series of informative & imaginative podcasts about the water system. It’s fascinating to be embedded with a group of leading scientists who are pioneering in this area, and with their help I’m beginning to get my head around their vital (and exceedingly complicated) research on things like nature-based solutions, water quality testing and more — it’s great to be collaborating with them on creative storytelling. Please get in touch with me or creww@exeter.ac.uk if you’d like to find out more or sign up for the project mailing list to hear about events/news. The project is supported by South West Water. More info here: https://lnkd.in/eXGJQdad

We're incredibly proud to announce that our customers have raised over £11 million for WaterAid! This amazing achievement transforms lives around the world by providing access to clean, reliable water to those who need it most. 💙 Find out more 👉 https://lnkd.in/epWtMNQd