On Air Now Non Stop Music Midnight - 7:00am New Radicals - You Get What You Give Schedule

Hundreds Of Customers Meet With Southern Water On The Isle Of Wight

How to best tackle storm overflows took top billing at a special two-day Southern Water event on the Isle of Wight last week.

More than 250 community members gathering in Newport and Ryde heard about the investment and actions happening now, and into the future, to tackle the issues of most importance to customers.

While there, Southern Water revealed its Clean Rivers and Seas Task Force has set up six Pathfinder projects to trial new tactics, including one on the Island where thousands of water butts along with Sustainable Drainage Solutions are being deployed.

Other topics raised by visitors to the events were the future resilience of high-quality water supplies, and supporting customers’ bills during the cost-of-living crisis.

Nick Mills, head of the Clean Rivers and Seas Task Force, said:

“It was really good to hear from our customers on the Isle of Wight about what matters to them.

"We’re committed to improving our performance on the Island.

“We were delighted so many people took the time to attend, and it also gave us an opportunity to discuss other important issues.

"Notably, this included how water will be provided in the future and how we can help customers with their bills during the cost-of-living crisis.”

Recently Southern Water extended the roll-out of water butts to Gurnard following a successful trial at Havenstreet, it also announced £4m plans to improve water quality on the Island.

More from Isle of Wight News