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Exmouth café joins the growing ReFill Revolution to combat pollution from plastic bottles
The Sundowners café in Exmouth is the latest location in Devon to join a growing campaign which reduces pollution from discarded plastic bottles by allowing people to top-up their refillable bottles with free tap water.
Work to clear Devon’s largest fatberg finishes
A giant fatberg lurking under a Devon seaside town has been successfully removed.
Don’t put public water supply at risk or you could face prosecution, warns South West Water
South West Water is urging businesses not to steal water from its public supply network or they could run the risk of prosecution. A standpipe hire service is available instead.
Meet Doug: The tunnelling dragon speeding up roadworks in Plymouth
Doug, a tunnelling ‘dragon’, is helping to speed up construction work and prevent road closures in Plymouth. Doug, a tunnelling hand shield named by year 6 pupil Rosie Denham at Lipson Vale Primary School, is being put to work for South West Water’s ongoing Lipson Vale bathing water scheme, part of a £28m investment in Plymouth’s...
South West Water wins top customer service award
South West Water has been recognised for excellent customer service at the 2019 UK Customer Satisfaction Awards.
South West Water leads ReFill revolution to combat plastic pollution
South West Water is making 3,000 refillable bottles available to communities in Devon and Cornwall in a bid to combat pollution from single-use plastic bottles.
Mayflower marks million-hour milestone
Workers building a new £60million state-of-the-art water treatment works for Plymouth and the surrounding area raised their hard hats in celebration to mark a million hours worked since construction started.
Work starts on £1.4million flood alleviation scheme in Plymstock
A £1.4million scheme to protect homes and roads from flooding in Plymstock starts next month.
Wildlife and water benefits from peatland restoration on Bodmin Moor
Snipe, curlew, dragonflies and sphagnum mosses are just some of the species that will benefit from recent restoration work carried out on Bodmin Moor.
Average South West Water bill lower than 10 years ago
The average South West Water bill for 2019/20 will be lower than it was 10 years ago.
SOUTH WEST WATER’S PLAN GETS GREEN LIGHT FROM OFWAT & SETS “A NEW STANDARD FOR THE SECTOR”
South West Water’s 2020-25 business plan today got the thumbs up from industry regulator Ofwat, who said it “set a new standard for the sector”. Customers can look forward to lower bills, further investment, a unique share offering and more control in how the water company is run.
South West Water backs Year of Green Action
An action-packed programme of environmental events open to staff and members of the public is planned by South West Water this year.