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| Waterwise enews – Monday 6 October 2008 |
| Welcome from Jacob Tompkins, Director of Waterwise |
 Thanks for all the positive feedback from our first enewsletter, it's been great to see that you find our work as interesting as we do! In the last few months we have been really busy over here at Waterwise. Our website has had a lot of redevelopment with new a new facts section, new water campaign section and new research pages. We have made extensive comments on the water companies draft water resource management plans - our responses can be found under 'consultation responses' on our policy section of the website. We have also been busy with sponsorship for our 2009 Waterwise Conference, get in touch if you want to hear more about our conference!
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| The Waterwise Marque is now open! |
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The Waterwise Marque is now open for the next round of entries. The Marque is awarded annually to products which reduce water wastage or raise awareness of water efficiency. To date 27 products have been awarded the Marque. Please contact us for more details or with completed application forms.
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| Waterwise Annual Report |
 Waterwise's annual report for 2007 - 2008 is now available for you to read. The report lists our achievements over the past year, and includes details on our media campaigns, research, events and media coverage amongst other things. Click here to see the report
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| Water efficiency in a low carbon economy - 30 October 2008 |
 Waterwise East, ICE, IMechE and Anglian Water present Water Efficiency in the Low Carbon Economy, a one day conference that looks at technological solution to pressures on water resources at the regional level, with particular reference to implications for energy use. It will be held at the Airspace Conference Centre at Duxford on Thursday 30 October.
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| Evidence Base |
Over the past year Waterwise have been building an Evidence Base for Large-Scale Water Efficiency as part of our work for the Water Saving Group.
Interim reports were published in March 2008 and summer 2008; the final report will be published on the 20th of October.
One of the aims of the Evidence Base is to produce a set of scenarios that UK water companies can refer to in order to develop water efficiency programmes, and that can be used to inform water company investment with particular relation to the Periodic Review 2009 (PR09). Read More
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| Waterwise Conference - Sponsorship now available |
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 The dates for the Waterwise 2009 Water Efficiency Conference have now been confirmed as 15 - 16 April 2009. Sponsorship opportunities are now available. Please get in touch with Victoria Higgins for more information or visit our website. Grohe have been confirmed as this year's Principal Sponsor, with opportunities still available for Major Sponsors. The application process for delegates will be open later in 2008, please keep an eye on the website for this.
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| Hampshire Water Festival |
Waterwise teamed up with Big Green Smile at the Hampshire Water Festival on Saturday 9 August to provide expert advice to visitors on how to save water within the home. Water saving products were also available for purchase. Despite the rain, the stand was busy all day with locals learning about new ways to save water.
Water consumption in Hampshire is amongst the highest in the country with the average person using around 160 litres of water per day (10 litres more than the UK average of 150). Hampshire is also defined as severely water stressed by the Environment Agency. When we consider that our water use has been rising by about 1% every year since 1930, this is not sustainable in the long term.
If everyone in Hampshire saved 10 litres a day, easily achieved by turning off the tap when brushing teeth it would save a total of 16.9 million litres, enough to supply everyone in Winchester with water for one day. Only through water efficiency can we ensure that we achieve a sustainable supply for the future. Each person wastes around one third of the water they use each day and this can easily be saved by making small changes in behaviour and installing water efficient products.
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| Waterwise East |
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A water efficiency seminar for housing associations was held at the Waterwise East offices in Thetford on 30 September. Eighteen delegates representing eleven housing associations listened to presentations from Brian Hooper of Waterwise, John Griggs of BRE and Andrew Pitt of Waterwise East about a wide range of water efficiency issues. Following the success of the event, there are plans to run similar technical seminars around the East of England.
Jacob Tompkins spoke at the Inspire East Annual Conference on 29 September and enthused an audience of professionals involved in the sustainable communities agenda in the East of England about water issues and the need for water efficiency.
Work on the Water Efficiency Design Guide is continuing. Research on public attitude to water efficiency has been commissioned with Savills. Design work has commenced on the website and promotional materials. The Design Guide will be launched in December.
Visit Waterwise East…
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| Posters |
 Waterwise has teamed up with a designer Henrique Komatsu to create some posters to promote water efficiency. The posters can be downloaded from our website and put up in homes, offices and at events to promote water saving messages.
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| Waterwise at the BBC Summer Festival |
 Waterwise sponsored the BBC Summer Festival in June this year. Jacob presented to interested listeners at the Celebrity Theatre which was hosted by Joanna Yarrow. In addition, Waterwise was on hand to help out at the Coolaworld stand where visitors could recycle their old mobile phones.
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| Research |
Research for DEFRA has shown that energy efficiency ratings are not suitable proxies for water efficiency information for dishwashers and washing machines, and that the water consumption of these appliances should be addressed. Read the report
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| The Waterwise Website |
The Waterwise website has undergone some changes since the last enewsletter. The facts section has been re-written giving you more information on why we should save water. The Water Saving Devices pages have also been updated. The research pages have undergone a complete new look to show you more clearly what our research team have been up to!
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| Sanlamere Launch |
Waterwise attended the launch of some of the world’s leading water-saving and  energy-efficient products for bathrooms brought over from Australia by Sanlamere. The Caroma Profile5™ integrated toilet suit and hand-basin and IXL’s sleek and stylish NEO™ 3-in-1 heat, light and ventilation unit were the highlights of the launch. Over 150 visitors enjoyed Australian wine and bush tucker throughout the evening.
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| Energy and Hot Water |
Stage One findings from our 'Water and Energy Implications of Personal Washing Behaviours and Technologies' project, sponsored by the Energy Saving Trust, will be published this month as well as findings from the focus groups we have carried out as part of a project led by Kathryn Rathouse and funded by the Pilkington Energy Efficiency Trust. Watch this page for the releases.
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| The Thames Programme |
Just a reminder, the Thames Forum aims to bring together existing representative groups in the Thames Basin to provide a common voice to focus grassroots views and influence the high policy framework. If your organisation is based in the Thames Basin area and you are interested in attending the first meeting please Contact Us
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| Events |
30 October 2008 - Water Efficiency in the Low Carbon Economy Conference
13 November - CIPHE's Women in Plumbing and Heating Group - Sustainable Careers Conference
26 - 27 November 2008 - Water and Business Summit
16-17 December 2008 - Measuring Corporate Water Footprints
15/16 April 2009 - Waterwise Annual Conference - Delivering Water Efficiency in the UK
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| Case study - Sutton & East Surrey Water - Preston Water Efficiency Initiative |
A lot of water efficiency work is going on in the UK at the moment. Each edition, we will highlight one example of best practice work. If you have a case study for this section, please Contact Us
This project focuses on reducing water demand in social housing. It is a partnership project between Reigate and Banstead Borough Council, Raven Housing Trust, Sutton and East Surrey Water, Environment Agency and Surrey County Council, and is being funded by the Government's New Growth Points Scheme. The overall aim is to reduce water consumption using a range of water saving appliances and an educational programme, in order to offset demand from new houses to be built in the area.
Click here for further information
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