On Monday 25 November, we were fortunate to benefit from the knowledge and experience of Dr. Marc Pidou of the Cranfield Water Science Institute, a specialist in water recycling technologies. Over seventy-five minutes of clear, detailed, presentation and forty-five minutes of equally informed responses to a variety of questions raised by the audience, we learned … Continue reading Dr. Marc Pidou’s presentation on Water Recycling Technologies
Littlehampton effluent recycling plant
In the second of two posts, we look at another of the effluent recycling plants that Southern Water has in its plans for the future, based on information published in the current WRMP consultation documents. The first post looked at Sandown, on the Isle of Wight, this post looks at Littlehampton, over the border in … Continue reading Littlehampton effluent recycling plant
Sandown IoW – Effluent recycling plant
In the first of two posts, we look at two of the other effluent recycling plants that Southern Water has in its plans for the future, based on information published in the current WRMP consultation documents. This post highlights Sandown, on the Isle of Wight; the next one covers Littlehampton, further along the coast in … Continue reading Sandown IoW – Effluent recycling plant
HWTWRP July 2024 Public Consultation results
The results are out and make for interesting reading. Look beyond the inevitable marketing spin, much of which looks open to valid challenge, and focus in on the numbers: Click on the image below to download and read the document.
Effluent Recycling – A Community Briefing by Tracey Viney
On Tuesday 19 November, Chichester and Arun Green Party hosted a talk by Tracey Viney, the water industry expert behind much of the Water Matters website content. The talk can be viewed on the local Green Party Youtube channel by taking the following link: https://youtu.be/_fIA-AsgDdE?t=40 To download a PDF copy of the slides used, please … Continue reading Effluent Recycling – A Community Briefing by Tracey Viney
Online talk on Water Recycling Technologies – Monday 25 November, 7:00pm
Find out more about the advanced treatment of sewage works final effluent, currently discharged to the environment, which Southern Water now propose for further indirect use in drinking water supply Marc is an expert in Water Science & Engineering. He held a Research Fellow position in the Advanced Water Management Centre at the University of … Continue reading Online talk on Water Recycling Technologies – Monday 25 November, 7:00pm
Southern Water deliberately restricts access to WRMP Environmental & Options Appraisal details
On Thursday 7 November 2024, five members of the 'Water Matters' community spent five hours shut in the boardroom on the fourth floor of Southern Water's HQ, under the watchful gaze of two Southern Water staffers and the watchful ears of the boardroom videoconference microphones. We were there to review the twelve 'Water Resources Management … Continue reading Southern Water deliberately restricts access to WRMP Environmental & Options Appraisal details
BBC South Today follows our lead on Southern Water’s Sandown plan
A couple of weeks ago, the Water Matters team pointed out that Southern Water's first reverse osmosis (RO) effluent recycling plant will provide a new final processing stage for the Sandown Wastewater and Sludge Treatment Works on the Isle of Wight. Tonight, BBC South Today covered the story - click the arrow below to view. … Continue reading BBC South Today follows our lead on Southern Water’s Sandown plan
We need your help – Southern Water are recycling more than sewage!
An important message for all consumers of drinking water across Hampshire, the Isle of Wight and West Sussex. Yes, that means You! Residents around the borough of Havant, where Portsmouth Water's part-constructed 'Havant Thicket Reservoir' is now under threat from Southern Water's infamous Budds Farm sewage works, have had more than enough of Southern Water's … Continue reading We need your help – Southern Water are recycling more than sewage!
‘New Civil Engineer’ article on Southern Water’s procurement activity
This image of Havant's least-loved visitor attraction is taken from a New Civil Engineer website post dated 24 October. Clearly, Southern Water are trying to make up for the time they lost messing about with a reverse osmosis desalination plan at Ashlett Creek in 2021. You might have thought that the Company would have learned, … Continue reading ‘New Civil Engineer’ article on Southern Water’s procurement activity
Sign the petition today!
Once again, we are calling on DEFRA to reject Southern Water’s plan to recycle sewage effluent into drinking water, and to demand they properly explore other cheaper, greener solutions first. Southern Water and Portsmouth Water customers have: Huge environmental concerns Deliberate suppression of cheaper, greener solutions for financial reasons Totally inadequate consultation A complete breakdown … Continue reading Sign the petition today!
‘Water Matters’ – A site refresh
Regular readers will note that the Havant Matters website has been refreshed under a new banner highlighting the fact that 'Water Matters'. The driver for this is the publication of Southern Water's current draft of its Water Resources Management Plan for a public consultation period ending on 4 December 2024. For the record, we object to the … Continue reading ‘Water Matters’ – A site refresh
Southern Water – Water Resource Management Plan 2024 published.
The Southern Water documents run to 32 volumes of detailed content with 156Mb of downloadable files. Other ‘restricted’ documents, including their Options Appraisal, Option Fact Files and key appendices from their environmental assessments have not been published by Southern Water. Links to the publicly available documents referenced within the commentary on this web page are provided below. Consultation Summary DownloadWRMP24 … Continue reading Southern Water – Water Resource Management Plan 2024 published.
Southern Water – Recycling plant proposal latest
On 25 July, the Planning Inspectorate wrote to interested parties concerning Southern Water's proposed Havant Water Recycling Plant. Southern Water (aka the Applicant) asked the Planning Inspectorate on behalf of the Secretary of State for its opinion (a Scoping Opinion) as to the information provided in an Environmental Statement (ES) relating to the Proposed Development. … Continue reading Southern Water – Recycling plant proposal latest
Widespread public opposition to effluent recycling confirmed in Southern Water report
Widespread public opposition to plans for effluent recycling has been confirmed in Southern Waters report summarising the response to the summer 2022 public consultation relating to the Hampshire Water Transfer & Water Recycling Project. The report confirmed that; 48% of people did not support Water Recycling 46% of people did not support the options appraisal … Continue reading Widespread public opposition to effluent recycling confirmed in Southern Water report
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