Water efficiency business innovation fund

Does your business need help funding a water-saving project?  

We’re encouraging new and innovative ideas to reduce water use in businesses. Whether your business is big or small - hairdressers or farmers, cafés or factories - everyone can apply for funding support.

We’re already helping businesses improve the water efficiency of their washrooms and toilets through our business efficiency visits, and now we’re looking for other projects. These could include:

• Using rainwater
• Optimising washing processes in food, beverage, laundry, or manufacturing
• Treating wastewater for on-site reuse
• Harnessing new technology to reduce mains water demand

If it saves water, we want to hear about it. It doesn’t have to be “first-of-its-kind” thinking, but it might be a first for your business.

Funding criteria

Funding available

We will contribute to, or match fund selected projects that meet our criteria.

Once the available funding is awarded, we will not be able to consider any further applications.

If further budget is allocated, South West Water will relaunch the Fund.

South West Water reserves the right to stop the Fund at any point. We will update our website to make it clear when the cap is reached, if the Fund is extended, or if the Fund is stopped.

Application process

Applications can be submitted all year round. We review applications monthly and award funding to projects every month that meet our criteria.

To inspire others, we are keen to promote great water saving projects implemented by our customers.  Successful projects may be featured as case studies on our website and social media channels.

For all proposals, we will carry out:

• Eligibility checks
• Financial and due diligence checks
• Assessment against our funding criteria.

Following initial checks, our internal judging panel will review applications.