School Saves One Million Litres of Water

Hove Park School in East Sussex has used our free water-saving audit to look for leaks in their toilet facilities and pipes.

After installing our water saving devises on taps and in toilets in the building, the school is set to save more than 1,135,000 litres of water per year.

Jim Roberts, headteacher at Hove Park School said: “As a school, we are committed to a sustainable future, for the school and our young people, so we fully welcome this initiative. This free service has reduced the amount of water used in our facilities and we are looking forward to seeing the difference this will make in our bills; initial estimates suggest the savings will be in the thousands of pounds, which can be spent on our students.”

Kimberley Turnbull, Water Efficiency Manager at Southern Water said: “As part of our commitment to reducing business consumption by 9% before 2037, we’ll be offering Water Saving Audit to schools and businesses across our region.

“Every year the population of the Southeast grows but the amount of available water remains the same. We’re looking forward to working with other schools across our region using this approach.”

At Hove Park School, a visit by our water-saving experts found and fixed three leaks, saving 800 litres of water per day. This was followed by fitting 24 water efficiency devices giving a saving of more than 4,000 litres of water every day the school is open.

Water-saving devices can help reduce the flow of water in taps or in toilet cisterns, so they reduce the amount of water used each time a tap is turned on or a toilet is flushed.

To find out more about free water audits visit our website here.