Innovative ideas for slowing or reusing sediment waste.
In July, our senior monitoring officer Simon Browning spoke to the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty about one of our projects that has taken place in their geographical area.”Sediment might not be the first thing that comes to mind when you think...
Thousands of trees planted to support water quality
THOUSANDS of trees have been planted by volunteers near Roadford Lake, Devon, as part of our collaboration between environmental charities and businesses to improve water quality and habitat. South West Water (SWW) provided the land for the trees’ new home and on...
Water company to pay £350,000 to charity following pollution incident
An Enforcement Undertaking (EU) has led to South West Water (SWW) offering to pay us £350,000 to help a Devon river recover from serious pollution that wiped out the local fish population.This payment has been accepted by the Environment Agency as an alternative to...
Survey reveals high levels of satisfaction with multi-award-winning Upstream Thinking project
We continue to work with South West Water (SWW) to deliver the second phase of the Upstream Thinking (UST) initiative, running from 2015 to 2020. According to recent research, 94% of surveyed farmers are pleased SWW is getting involved in helping them explore how to...