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Free Plugin workshop
Housing providers in the Severn Trent Water and South Staffs Water area are invited to a free workshop looking sharing lessons learnt from year 1 ofPlugin and discussing opportunities to be involved in future work. What does Plugin offer housing … Continue reading
Posted in Event, Water saving
Tagged Coventry, Environment Agency, Severn Trent Water, South Staffs Water, Water saving products
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Watery ideas for World Environment Day
World Environment Day on 5 June is aimed to be: “the biggest and most widely celebrated global day for positive environmental action.” This year’s theme is: “Green Economy – does it include you?”, where a green economy is described as one … Continue reading
3300 homes are now water efficient
Following on from the update in March we now have a total of over 3,300 homes fitted with water saving equipment, mainly in the Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Stratford and Coventry areas. Estimates are that this is already saving enough water to … Continue reading
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Tagged Birmingham, Coventry, Severn Trent Water, Shower, Stratford, Water saving products, Wolverhampton
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2000 water saving homes
Since April 2011 Plugin has been helping homes in the Mildands to save water. Free water saving kit provided by Severn Trent Water and South Staffs Water has been installed by participating housing associations. In that time over 2,000 homes … Continue reading
Tap into Savings
A review of Tap into Savings Coventry: Working in partnership to help communities save water, energy and money The Tap into Savings programme ran during 2010-11 to help residents in social housing and their neighbours save water, energy and money. Over … Continue reading
Orbit on the go
Staff at Orbit Heart of England are getting started with Plugin, with staff now trained to deliver water and energy-saving products and advice to residents. Debora Slavin from Orbit Heart of England said, ” we are excited to be involved in … Continue reading
Get ready for winter
More winter advice, this time with a handy video from Severn Trent Water. The video includes: Which pipes to insulate Advice about which size of pipe insulation is used Advice about keeping heating on occasionally throughout winter, even when you … Continue reading
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Tagged Burst pipes, Money saving, Severn Trent Water, Video, Water, Water saving tips, Winter
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Help with water bills
If you are on a water meter and meet certain conditions you may be eligible for the “WaterSure” scheme, which can limit the cost of your water bill so you don’t need to be afraid to use water. To be … Continue reading
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Tagged Severn Trent Water, South Staffs Water, Water bills, WaterSure
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The Slimy Suspects
Pouring fats, oils and grease down the drain can cause big problems, as the liquid fat turns solid when it touches the cool sides of your drainage pipes or the sewer. If you have a look at the fat in … Continue reading
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Tagged Fats oils and grease, Severn Trent Water, Sewer blockages
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Follow the camels
Severn Trent Water have enlisted the help of some pioneering water savers to help customers make waterwise decisions around the home. The Camels feature in Severn Trent Water’s water saving guide and help customers to explore how much water they … Continue reading
