The month long ‘Save Water September’ campaign from Action for the River Kennet (ARK) has exceeded its original target by a third. The campaign set out to save two million litres of water by encouraging Marlborough residents to have free water saving devices installed.
Saving this number of litres means less water will need to be taken from the river for domestic supplies – leaving more for its wildlife.
The project was run jointly by ARK, Thames Water and delivery partner Climate Energy. Climate Energy representative and local resident Nick Dickenson went door to door in Marlborough offering the free water saving home make over.
During the month, Nick Dickenson carried out over 120 water saving installations – with equipment provided free by Thames Water. The devices installed range from aerating shower heads to hose trigger guns for the garden.
Helen Kelly, Care for the Kennet Coordinator, sent a ‘huge thank you’ to everyone who took part: “ARK are absolutely thrilled with the result – we have had a great response from the community both in person and on social media. We originally set out to save two million litres of water a year – the project has actually resulted in three million litres saved. “
Any Thames Water customers in the River Kennet area who still wish to receive the water saving devices can do so by visiting their website.
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