LUCKY SUMMER DRAW FOR B&Q CUSTOMERS

17th July 2006

Mrs Murray walked away a winner as she took home B&Q vouchers that will help kick-start her summer plans for the garden.

Water companies across the south and east of England and the Environment Agency have teamed up with leading home improvement retailer B&Q to offer great prizes to customers in a bid to raise awareness about the drought situation and spread the water conservation message.

Mrs Murray from Milton has won £100 in B&Q vouchers in the monthly draw, presented by Portsmouth Water.

Andy Neve, Portsmouth Water's Technical Director, said: “We were pleased to be working together with B&Q to be able to offer Mrs Murray these vouchers to help get her garden ready for the summer. The feedback we receive from the questionnaires is valuable to help us better understand our customers' water use habits”.

“Whilst the weather in Hampshire and the south western fringes of West Sussex has not been as dry as further north and east, Portsmouth Water is keen to encourage customers to be conservative in their use of water. Each year demand from householders continues to rise and we want to help customers find ways to halt that rise and so provide enough sustainable supplies for future generations.

The free magazine filled with top tips to use water wisely in the garden and around the house this summer was distributed to customers in B&Q stores in the Portsmouth Water region.

For more information contact: Andy Neve, Technical Director, Portsmouth Water, Tel 023 9249 9888.

Notes to Editors
Portsmouth Water is one of the oldest water companies in the country, having been incorporated in 1857.

Our Water Sources
Our water, of high quality, is derived from the chalk of the South Downs and is abstracted from wells, boreholes, springs and the River Itchen.

The Springs at Havant and Bedhampton are thought to be the largest group of springs used for public supplies in Europe .

Statistics
We serve 286,000 homes and businesses in an area covering 868 square kilometres (335 square miles) from the River Meon in Hampshire to the River Arun in West Sussex .

Every day we supply around 180 million litres (40 million gallons) of water to a population of over 680,000 people at the lowest cost in England and Wales .

Our Distribution Network
Water is supplied to our customers through a network of over 3,200 kilometres (1,990 miles) of underground water mains and more than 280,000 individual service connections, all of which are continuously maintained by our distribution staff.

17th July 2006

Mrs Murray walked away a winner as she took home B&Q vouchers that will help kick-start her summer plans for the garden.

Water companies across the south and east of England and the Environment Agency have teamed up with leading home improvement retailer B&Q to offer great prizes to customers in a bid to raise awareness about the drought situation and spread the water conservation message.

Mrs Murray from Milton has won £100 in B&Q vouchers in the monthly draw, presented by Portsmouth Water.

Notes to Editors Portsmouth Water is one of the oldest water companies in the country, having been incorporated in 1857.

Our Water Sources Our water, of high quality, is derived from the chalk of the South Downs and is abstracted from wells, boreholes, springs and the River Itchen.

Statistics We serve 286,000 homes and businesses in an area covering 868 square kilometres (335 square miles) from the River Meon in Hampshire to the River Arun in West Sussex .

Our Distribution Network Water is supplied to our customers through a network of over 3,200 kilometres (1,990 miles) of underground water mains and more than 280,000 individual service connections, all of which are continuously maintained by our distribution staff.

Notes to Editors
Portsmouth Water is one of the oldest water companies in the country, having been incorporated in 1857.

Our Water Sources
Our water, of high quality, is derived from the chalk of the South Downs and is abstracted from wells, boreholes, springs and the River Itchen.

Statistics
We serve 286,000 homes and businesses in an area covering 868 square kilometres (335 square miles) from the River Meon in Hampshire to the River Arun in West Sussex .

Our Distribution Network
Water is supplied to our customers through a network of over 3,200 kilometres (1,990 miles) of underground water mains and more than 280,000 individual service connections, all of which are continuously maintained by our distribution staff.