Press releases for May 2008

BIRD HIDE AT FORENESS POINT - 16/5/2008
Bird-watchers on the Kent coast can now keep warm and dry thanks to Southern Water.
 

WEBCHAT SCHOOL GIVES WATERAID A HELPING HAND - 16/5/2008

Pupils took part in an unusual lesson to help raise £100 for the charity WaterAid.

LESTER CHOSEN FROM THOUSANDS TO WIN TOP AWARD - 13/5/2008
Keen swimmer Lester Webb is making a splash after he earned a top award to mark his outstanding achievements in the water.
 

FLOOD PROTECTION SCHEME COMPLETES - 12/5/2008
A £2.25 million project to upgrade sewers and a wastewater pumping station in Southampton is now complete.
 

RIVER ARUN CAN BREATHE EASY - 12/5/2008
Millions of grains of sand are now helping to boost the quality of water in the River Arun in West Sussex, thanks to an environmental improvement scheme carried out by Southern Water.
 

AMBLESIDE STREAM BROUGHT BACK TO LIFE - 7/5/2008
Southern Water has continued to work closely with the Environment Agency to bring a local stream back to life after a pollution incident.
 

TAKE TO THE STREETS FOR BRIGHTON FESTIVAL - 7/5/2008
As thousands of children put the finishing touches to their costumes for the Southern Water-sponsored Children’s Parade, the company is urging everyone to leave their car at home and walk, cycle or take the bus.
 

IT’S READY, STEADY, GROW FOR SCHOOLS IN BLOOM! - 7/5/2008
Blue Peter gardener Chris Collins has launched the fourth annual School Grounds Award - part of the Southern Water-sponsored South & South East in Bloom campaign.
 

AMBLESIDE, BOTLEY - 7/5/2008
Southern Water and the Environment Agency worked together (April 22) to minimise the impact of sewage pollution on the Little Hat Stream and a nearby pond in Ambleside, Botley near Southampton.
 

GREEN PARTNERSHIP GETS STAFF ON THEIR BIKES - 7/5/2008
More Southern Water staff than ever before are cycling to work, thanks to a joint initiative between the company, its contractors and Brighton and Hove City Council.
 

FISH CAN BREATHE EASY AS SCHEME COMPLETES - 7/5/2008
The Royal Military Canal will be even cleaner thanks to a £954,000 scheme at Southern Water’s Appledore Wastewater Treatment Works in Kent.
 

CODIE CHOSEN FROM THOUSANDS TO WIN TOP AWARD - 7/5/2008
Brave Codie Moreland is making a splash after she earned a top award to mark her outstanding achievements in the water.
 

GRACE CHOSEN FROM THOUSANDS TO WIN TOP AWARD - 7/5/2008
Keen swimmer Grace Waller is making a splash after earning a top award to mark her remarkable achievements in the water.
 

LOCAL BOY CHOSEN FROM THOUSANDS TO WIN TOP AWARD - 7/5/2008
Keen swimmer Miles Archer is making a splash after earning a top award to mark his remarkable achievements in the water.
 

DELIVERING IMPROVEMENTS IN WEST SUSSEX - 7/5/2008
Water quality in West Sussex will be given a boost thanks to a £1.5 million environmental improvement scheme to be carried out by Southern Water.
 

WINCHESTER FURTHER PROTECTED FROM FLOODING - 7/5/2008
Southern Water has completed a £1.75 million environmental improvement scheme to help reduce the risk of sewer flooding to properties in Winchester city centre.
 

LAYING OF VITAL WATER PIPES UNDER THE SOLENT - 7/5/2008
Southern Water has reached the culmination of a crucial £15 million project to replace pipes under the Solent which supply drinking water to the Isle of Wight.
 

EAST MEON WASTEWATER TREATMENT WORKS - 7/5/2008
More than 500 reeds will be planted as part of a green scheme to bring cleaner waters to the River Meon.
 

IMPROVEMENT SCHEME TO BOOST RIVER ARUN - 7/5/2008
Water quality in the Wey and Arun Canal in West Sussex has received a boost thanks to a £2.25 million environmental improvement scheme carried out by Southern Water.
 

PUMPING STATION BLENDS INTO THE SURROUNDINGS - 7/5/2008
A £1.25 million scheme to safeguard Sussex water supplies in times of drought is nearing completion.
 

LOCAL YOUNGSTER CHOSEN FROM THOUSANDS - 7/5/2008
Georgina Hart is making a splash after she earned a top award to mark her outstanding achievements in the water.
 

BRAVE DAVID CHOSEN FOR TOP SWIMMING AWARD - 7/5/2008
A Gravesend youngster is on the crest of a wave after he earned a top award to mark his outstanding achievements in the water.
 

BRAVE CHARLIE CHOSEN FOR TOP SWIMMING AWARD - 7/5/2008
Rising star Charlie Simmons is making a splash after earning a top award to mark his outstanding achievements in the water.
 

VILLAGE STREAM TO BENEFIT FROM IMPROVEMENT SCHEME - 7/5/2008
Southern Water has completed a £1.5 million scheme to improve the quality of a village stream in West Sussex.
 

HISTORIC POND TO BECOME WILDLIFE HAVEN - 7/5/2008
An ancient pond owned by Southern Water is enjoying a new lease of life.
 

A MARATHON EFFORT FOR KENT CHARITY - 7/5/2008
Southern Water Maintenance Technician Jason Cherry is hoping to raise more than £1,000 by running the Flora London Marathon.
 

BRAVE STEPHEN CHOSEN FROM THOUSANDS FOR TOP AWARD - 7/5/2008
Brave Stephen Lee is to receive a top swimming award just three years after undergoing a life saving operation to transplant one of his dad’s kidneys into his body.
 

WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN - 1/5/2008
Customers have the chance to give their views on Southern Water’s strategy for managing water resources over the next 25-years.