Southern Water is launching its “You Save, We’ll Pay’ incentive scheme for businesses across Hampshire and Isle of Wight – the scheme will start on Friday 1 August 2025.

With 600 schools and businesses in Hampshire set to benefit from free water-saving visits to help reduce their bills and improve efficiency, Southern Water estimates that the initiative will save more than 3 million litres of water every day.

The Environment Agency is urging water companies to do more to safeguard water supplies and warning of a medium risk of drought this summer after the driest start to spring in 69 years.

Southern Water Business Partnership Fund is open for business – and the water company is on the look-out for new and innovative ideas to help reduce water use in businesses across Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Sussex and Kent.

Following the success of last year's award-winning 'Can for The Cam' campaign, which achieved daily water savings of 940,000 litres during the peak summer months, Cambridge Water has announced the launch of a new, ambitious initiative: 'Yes We Cam'.

South West Water customers in Cornwall will get £10 off their next bill after successfully reducing their water use.

Affinity Water has launched a Water Smart Educational Programme for schools across its region to provide primary schools with water-saving education materials.

A project to reduce the amount of metal waste from former lead mines near Garrigill in Cumbria from polluting Garrigill Burn is complete.

UK water companies have joined forces again to launch Water’s Worth Saving, the annual national campaign encouraging the public to make every drop count this summer.

Water UK and Waterwise are urging everyone to save water during the nationwide heatwave when water usage is likely to be higher than normal.