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WWT April 15

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www.wwtonline.co.uk | WWT | APRIL 2015 | 17 Innovations ● Posters were placed at the point of interaction between the user and taps, toilets or showers ● Visually appealing concept for poster design, using animals ● Leisure centre had automated meter read (AMR) technology installed so usage could be easily monitored Save water Only little hogs like Henry stay in the shower forever Please keep showers short. Save water & energy: Taking just one minute less in the shower could save £215 million on UK energy bills every year. Save water & energy: strands: reducing leakage (a target reduction of 14% in its business plan); metering (installing 280,000 domestic meters by 2020); and bringing about behavioural change. Around 100,000 A• nity customers will receive a home visit from an advisor on water e• ciency during 2015-20. Nigel Beaven, Head of External Communications at A• nity Water, says: "We know from our previous experience in our south east area that installing meters will bring about reductions of around 16% in average water use. With our Water Saving Programme we want to go further than that. We want to help customers with water e• ciency, giving them advice, tips and devices to bring that down even further. Little changes can have a big impact: it's about permanently changing customers' behaviour to get them to think about how they use water and to help them to bring their usage down." Affi nity Water's 'Zoo in the Loo' project has been shortlisted as a fi nalist in the 2015 Water Industry Achievement Awards. Details: waterindustryachieve- mentawards.info Save water: Over 740 billion litres of water are flushed down the toilet every year. Save water Only jolly koalas like Kenneth use the wrong flush button Only use the big flush when necessary. Save water Only chipper cheetahs like Curtis leave the tap running Save water: Over 279 billion litres of water could be wasted every year just from leaving the tap running. Save water: Over 279 billion litres Turn off the tap in between brushing your teeth or washing your hands. Models From 50mm To 300mm Selprime Auto Self-Priming Super Silent From 58db(A) Hydraulic Submersibles Electric Submersibles 24/7 Callout Branches Nationwide Selwood has been manufacturing, hiring and selling pumps for over 60 years. Please call for expert advice on all pumping applications. PUMP HIRE, SALES & SERVICE 08450 733835 www.selwoodpumps.co.uk UK's No1 Pump Hire Specialist

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