| Waterwise enews – July 2009 |
| Welcome from Jacob Tompkins, Managing Director of Waterwise |
 Summer is well and truly here now with a heatwave sweeping across most of the UK this week. Not only is it nice to have some hot weather, but it is also a great opportunity for us to remind you that there are loads of water saving tips you can adopt in and around your home to reduce the amount of water we waste on a daily basis. In this hot weather (and all year round) it is best to water your plants early in the morning or late in the evening when evaporation rates are at their lowest. It is also ok for your lawn to go brown, it will turn back green again when the rains come. Water plants with a watering can, rather than a hosepipe, and consider investing in a water butt to collect rainwater to water your plants when the heatwave is over.
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| Last chance to enter the Waterwise Competition |
 The closing date for the Waterwise Competition has been extended to Friday 10 July, so please visit the competition page and complete three simple questions to stand a chance of winning one of ten Waterwise Marque winning Deva Satinjet showerheads! |
| Waterwise 2010 conference sponsorship opportunities |
 Waterwise now has opportunities to sponsor the 2010 Annual Waterwise Water Efficiency Conference to be held at Keble College, Oxford on Monday 22 and Tuesday 23 March 2010. Book and pay by the 31 August and receive a 20% discount. Click here to read our sponsorship leaflet and contact us if you want more information
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| Waterwise launches the SHARE project funded by GLF |
Waterwise has recently launched SHARE, Social Housing Action on Resources and Environment, a programme that will deliver real water (and other resource) savings – both technological and behavioural – in three regions of England. We will be working with Global Action Plan and Kathryn Rathouse Social Research to develop the programme, and with Sutton and East Surrey Water, Raven Housing Trust, Severn Trent Water, Whitefriars Housing Group, South West Water (to be confirmed) and Devon and Cornwall Housing Association to deliver it. The two-year programme is being funded by Defra’s Greener Living Fund. Click here for more information.
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| Waterwise welcomes the Walker Review |
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In June, Waterwise welcomed the interim report of the Walker Review of Charging for Household Water and Sewerage Services. The report sets out a comprehensive blueprint for the government on the sustainable use of water, reflecting many of the asks in Waterwise's UK manifesto, launched earlier this year. Waterwise welcomes the recommendations on a move to full metering, but will continue to press for this within a particular timescale, namely, by 2020. The water efficiency recommendations are extremely welcome, including on a labelling scheme, where Walker proposes that "Government should work with Waterwise, water companies, manufacturers and retailers to ensure voluntary schemes are effective or to decide whether a mandatory scheme is needed." Waterwise will continue to work closely with the Walker Review team, and government, in the run-up to the Final Report in the autumn. Click here to see our press release and click here to read the interim report
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| Waterwise 2009 conference write-up now available |
 The 2009 Waterwise conference write up is now available from the conference page on our website. Please click here to read the report
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Water efficient buildings website is now LIVE
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To help homebuilders and developers deliver water efficient buildings that work for the end consumer Waterwise East has today launched its new website www.water-efficient-buildings.org.uk. The site has information on achieving the Code for Sustainable Homes ratings, best practice guidelines, water-efficient products that work, householders’ opinions of water efficient appliances and much more.
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| Water Saving Week, 17 - 23 July 2009 |
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July 2009 sees the UK’s first ever Water Saving Week sponsored by Roca Limited. Shawn Coles of newly formed Carbon Neutral Media is founder of the campaign and formerly publisher of Water Efficient Solutions. For information visit the website
Water Saving Week is holding two press conferences in the run up to the week. 14th July in Westminster hosted by Tim Farron MP Defra Shadow Secretary of State and 16th July at the Scottish Parliament hosted by Sarah Boyack MSP in Partnership with Waterwatch Scotland, further details are available from Shawn Coles on
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| Water and behaviour change Bulletin |
The purpose of this e-Bulletin is to share research and activities related to water and behaviour change. We intend for the e-Bulletin to be interactive and so we ask subscribers to email us with news, announcements, events, requests for information, opportunities for collaboration and other information, which we will include in future W&BC e-Bulletins.
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| 17 - 18 November 2009 - Water Utilities Europe 2009 |
Water Utilities Europe 2009 is a 2 day strategic business conference addressing utilities critical business pressures-
- Increasing operational efficiency and business performance
- Financing and structuring projects
- Managing environmental performance and sustainability
- Asset management innovations
- Benchmarking, diagnostics and the onset of smart utilities
Water Utilities Europe features executive presentations from European Environment Agency, Anglian Water, Aguas de Portugal, Berlin Wasser, Severn Trent, Thames Water, EBRD, EIB, Vneshnecomobank and more.
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| Hansgrohe win the KBB Environmental Innovation Award for Bathrooms |
At the annual KBB awards on Monday 11th May 2009, Hansgrohe, was awarded the ‘Environmental Innovation Award for Bathrooms’ for their Crometta 85 Green shower. Using the latest technology this shower combines devised flow regulation with central air intake to reduce water flow to just 6 litres per minute, compared with an average shower which uses 14 litres per minute at 3 bar pressure.
One of Hansgrohe's key messages, is that choosing eco-friendly products does not mean compromising on performance or design.
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| Events |
17 - 18 November 2009 - Water Utilities Europe |
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