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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
The wrong kind of rain?
It’s a common misconception that all rain is equally useful when it comes to keeping our water supplies going … people have been talking about “the wettest drought on record”. Whilst it’s true that April was a very wet month … Continue reading
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Tagged Drought, Environment, Groundwater, Rainfall, Water
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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
November’s rainfall
Rainfall for November has continued to be lower than average, meaning that the important reservoirs and underground water supplies that provide water to the Midlands are not being re-filled as quickly as they would in a normal year. The rainfall … Continue reading
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Tagged Environment Agency, Rainfall, Reservoirs, Water
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Wasting water is weird?
Check out this video from the US. Is wasting water weird? What do you think? A simple trigger gun on a hose can save thousands of litres of water … or alternatively washing the car with a bucket of water will … 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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October’s rainfall
October was a very varied month for rainfall, depending on where you live in the UK. The picture below (from the Environment Agency’s Gary Bywater) shows rainfall amounts by colour. Click on the map to see it in more detail. Rainfall … Continue reading
How much water do you use?
This is a great clip from the BBC Panorama programme. Presenter Simon Boazman asks shoppers in Swindon how many litres of water they think they use in a typical day. “About 20 I suppose.” “Must be 30 I should think … Continue reading
