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INSERT INTO `wlcj_posts` VALUES (3209, 1, '2025-04-08 09:23:58', '2025-04-08 08:23:58', '<h3>Please expand the sections below to read more about each subject</h3>\n[accordion title="" open1st="1" openAll="0" style=""]\n\n[accordion_item title="Final Water Resources Management Plan 2024"]\n<div style="background-color: #bad6e8; padding: 8px 0;">\n<h2 style="text-align: center;"><strong>Securing safe reliable drinking water for the future</strong></h2>\n</div>\n<div style="background-color: #0079c2; padding: 12px; color: #fff; margin-bottom: 10px;">\n<h4 style="text-align: center; color: #fff;">Every five years, we publish our Water Resources Management Plan. This sets out how we plan to supply safe, reliable drinking water for the next 50 years (2025-2075).</h4>\n<h4 style="text-align: center; color: #fff;">We have developed it not just for our customers, but also to play our part in delivering a best-value plan for the wider South East, which makes the most of our region’s precious water resources, prepares for the future and will improve our natural environment.</h4>\n<p style="text-align: center;"><a style="color: #fff; text-decoration: underline;" href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Final_Water_Resources_Management_Plan-non-technical-2024.pdf">Download the Final Water Resources Management Plan (non technical summary)</a></p>\n<p style="text-align: center;"><a style="color: #fff; text-decoration: underline;" href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Final_Water_Resources_Management_Plan-technical-2024.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Download the Technical Summary of the Water Resources Management Plan 2024</a></p>\n<p style="text-align: center;"><a style="color: #fff; text-decoration: underline;" href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/SEA-Post-Adoption-Statement.pdf">Download the SEA Post Adoption Statement</a></p>\n\n</div>\nAll water companies prepare Water Resources Management Plans (WRMPs) which show how they will secure resilient water supplies for their customers for the next 25 years. We consider how much water we have available today, how much we need to supply in the future and then develop options to make up any difference. These plans are updated every five years to make sure they always reflect the latest information, innovation and customer views.\n\nIn preparing this plan, we have collaborated with customers and stakeholders over the last two years about your water supplies and what’s important to you and these have been taken into account in this plan.\n<h5>In summary, our latest Water Resource Management Plan aims to:</h5>\n<ul>\n 	<li><strong>Construct and fill <a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/new-reservoir/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Havant Thicket Reservoir</a> by 2031 to supply water to our customers and free up supplies elsewhere to share with Southern Water in a drought</strong></li>\n 	<li><strong>Install smart water meters in most of the homes we supply and replace existing meters with smart ones by 2035 to encourage water saving, find leaks and introduce fairer bills</strong></li>\n 	<li><strong>Support everyone to reduce their water use to an average of 121 litres per person per day by 2050 (about 154 litres on average today) through community rewards, water-saving devices and home audits</strong></li>\n 	<li><strong>Halve leaks by 2040 and by a further one per cent every five years after</strong></li>\n 	<li><strong>Upgrade a water supply ‘booster’ station in West Sussex by 2033 so we can move water more easily to where it’s needed</strong></li>\n 	<li><strong>Increase our resilience so we can reduce the likelihood of emergency drought restrictions such as standpipes to once every 500 years on average after 2039 and stop using an emergency permit to take water during droughts</strong></li>\n</ul>\n<div style="background-color: #0079c2; padding: 12px; color: #fff; margin-bottom: 10px;">\n<h3 style="text-align: center; color: #fff;">Please take time to read our latest plan and support us to protect our water supply for generations to come</h3>\n</div>\n<div style="background-color: #f7f7f7; padding: 12px;">\n<h3>Water Resources Management Plan</h3>\n<h5><a style="color: #ed6c36; text-decoration: underline;" href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Final_Water_Resources_Management_Plan-non-technical-2024.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Final Water Resources Management Plan [non technical] 2024</a>\n<a style="color: #ed6c36; text-decoration: underline;" href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Final_Water_Resources_Management_Plan-technical-2024.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Final Water Resources Management Plan [technical] 2024</a>\n<a style="color: #ed6c36; text-decoration: underline;" href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/SEA-Post-Adoption-Statement.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">SEA Post Adoption Statement</a></h5>\n<h5><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Appendices</span></h5>\n<ul>\n 	<li><a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/1B-fWRMP24-App-DWSP-assessment_published_final.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">1B - fWRMP24 App - DWSP assessment</a></li>\n 	<li><a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/1C-fWRMP24-App-SWS-PRT-common_published_final.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">1C - fWRMP24 App SWS PRT common</a></li>\n 	<li><a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/1D-fWRMP-SEA-Report-v7.0_published_final.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">1D - fWRMP SEA Report</a></li>\n 	<li><a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/1D-fWRMP24-App-HRA_V5.0_published_final.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">1D - fWRMP24 App HRA</a></li>\n 	<li><a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/1D-fWRMP24-App-SEA-NTS-v5.0_published_final.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">1D - fWRMP24 App SEA NTS </a></li>\n 	<li><a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/1E-fWRMP24-App-Problem-Charact_published_final.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">1E - fWRMP24 App Problem Charact</a></li>\n 	<li><a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/1H-fWRMP24-App-2022-Drought_published_final.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">1H - fWRMP24 App 2022 Drought</a></li>\n 	<li><a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/3A-fWRMP24-App-Pre-consultation-letter_published_final.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">3A - fWRMP24 App Pre-consultation letter</a></li>\n 	<li><a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/3B-fWRMP24-App-Pre-consult-meetings_published_final.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">3B - fWRMP24 App Pre-consult meetings</a></li>\n 	<li><a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/3C-fWRMP24-App-3C-Customer-Priorities_published_final.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">3C - fWRMP24-App-3C-Customer-Priorities</a></li>\n 	<li><a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/4A-fWRMP24-App-Baseline-Demand_published_final.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">4A - fWRMP24 App Baseline Demand</a></li>\n 	<li><a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/4B-fWRMP24-App-NHH-Demand_published_final.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">4B- fWRMP24 App NHH Demand</a></li>\n 	<li><a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/4Ca-fWRMP24-App-Pop-and-Prop_published_final.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">4Ca - fWRMP24 App Pop and Prop</a></li>\n 	<li><a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/4Cb-fWRMP24-App-Pop-and-Prop-Update_published_final.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">4Cb - fWRMP24 App Pop and Prop Update</a></li>\n 	<li><a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/4D-fWRMP24-App-NHH-Demand-Update_published_final.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">4D - fWRMP24 App NHH Demand Update</a></li>\n 	<li><a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/5Aa-fWRMP24-App-WRSE-outage_published_final.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">5Aa - fWRMP24 App WRSE outage</a></li>\n 	<li><a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/5Ab-fWRMP24-App-Outage_published_final.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">5Ab - fWRMP24 App Outage</a></li>\n 	<li><a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/5B-fWRMP24-App-Sust-Abstract_published_final.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">5B - fWRMP24 App Sust Abstract</a></li>\n 	<li><a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/5C-fWRMP24-App-WRSE-DO-Method_published_final.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">5C- fWRMP24 App WRSE DO Method</a></li>\n 	<li><a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/5D-fWRMP24-App-WRSE-Stochastic-Data_published_final.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">5D - fWRMP24 App WRSE Stochastic Data</a></li>\n 	<li><a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/5E-fWRMP24-Regional-Sim-Scoping_published_final.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">5E - fWRMP24 Regional Sim Scoping</a></li>\n 	<li><a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/6A-fWRMP24-App-Uncertainty_published_final.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">6A - fWRMP24 App Uncertainty</a></li>\n 	<li><a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/7A-fWRMP24-App-Options_published_final.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">7A - fWRMP24 App - Options</a></li>\n 	<li><a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/7C-fWRMP24-App-defra-demand-savings_published_final.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">7C - fWRMP24 App defra-demand-savings</a></li>\n 	<li><a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/7E-fWRMP24-App-Carbon_published_final.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">7E - fWRMP24 App - Carbon</a></li>\n 	<li><a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/7F-fWRMP24-HWTWRP-Consult-Resp_published_final.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">7F - fWRMP24 HWTWRP Consult Resp</a></li>\n 	<li><a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/7G-fWRMP24-App-wrse-options-appraisal_published_final.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">7G - fWRMP24 App wrse-options-appraisal</a></li>\n 	<li><a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/8A-fWRMP24_Invest-Prog-Dev_published_final.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">8A - fWRMP24_Invest Prog Dev</a></li>\n 	<li><a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/8B-fWRMP24-App-wrse-BVP-method_published_final.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">8B - fWRMP24 App wrse BVP method</a></li>\n 	<li><a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/9A-fWRMP24-App-Sensitivity-Testing_published_final.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">9A - fWRMP24 App Sensitivity Testing</a></li>\n 	<li><a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/10A-fWRMP24-App-Monitoring-Plan_published_final.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">10A - fWRMP24 App Monitoring Plan</a></li>\n 	<li><a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/10B-fWRMP24-App-Water-Eff-Strategy_published_final.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">10B - fWRMP24 App - Water Eff Strategy</a></li>\n 	<li><a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/10C-fWRMP24-App-Leakage-Strategy_published_final.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">10C - fWRMP24 App Leakage Strategy</a></li>\n 	<li><a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/11A-fWRMP24-Technical-Assurance-Report_published_final.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">11A- fWRMP24 Technical Assurance Report</a></li>\n 	<li><a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/11B-fWRMP24-App-Steering-Group-ToR_published_final.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">11B - fWRMP24 App Steering Group ToR</a></li>\n</ul>\n</div>\n[/accordion_item]\n\n_______________________________________\n\n[accordion_item title="Revised Draft Water Resources Management Plan 2024 and Statement of Response"]\n\nWe published our draft Water Resources Management Plan in November 2022 for a consultation, which closed on February 20, 2023. The draft plan set out how we intend to secure reliable, healthy drinking water supplies for the next 50 years.\n\nWe have now produced our statement of response, which sets out how we have considered and acted upon the comments received from customers and stakeholders. The response can be found by clicking on the links below:\n<ul>\n 	<li><a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Portsmouth-Water-dWRMP24-Statement-of-Response.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Statement of Response</a></li>\n 	<li><a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Portsmouth-Water-dWRMP24-Statement-of-Response-Appendix-C.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Statement of Response Appendix C</a></li>\n 	<li><a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Portsmouth-Water-dWRMP24-Statement-of-Response-Appendix-D.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Statement of Response Appendix D</a></li>\n 	<li><a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/PRT-WRMP24-Defra-Letter-Response_final.pdf">April 2024 additional information requested by Defra</a></li>\n</ul>\nOur statement of response is supported by our Revised Draft Water Resources Management Plan 2024 and appendices. These can be found by clicking on the links below:\n<ul>\n 	<li><a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Portsmouth-Water-WRMP24-rdWRMP24-August-2023.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Revised Draft Water Resources Management Plan main document</a></li>\n 	<li><a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/1B-rdWRMP24-Appendix-1B-DWSP-assessment.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Appendix 1B - DWSP assessment</a></li>\n 	<li><a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/1C-rdWRMP24-Appendix-1C-Southern-Water-Portsmouth-Water-Common-Understanding.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Appendix 1C Southern Water &amp; Portsmouth Water Common Understanding</a></li>\n 	<li><a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Appendix-1D-Portsmouth-Water-rdWRMP24-SEA.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Appendix 1D Strategic Environmental Assessment </a> (and <a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Portsmouth-Water-rdWRMP24-SEA-NT-Summary.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">summary</a>)</li>\n 	<li><a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/1E-rdWRMP24-Appendix-1E-Problem-Characterisation.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Appendix 1E Problem Characterisation</a></li>\n 	<li><a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/1H-rdWRMP24-Appendix-1H-2022-Drought.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Appendix 1H- 2022 Drought</a></li>\n 	<li><a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/3A-rdWRMP24-Appendix-3A-Pre-consultation-letter.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Appendix 3A Pre-consultation letter</a></li>\n 	<li><a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/3B-rdWRMP24-Appendix-3B-Pre-consultation-meeting-dates-and-agendas.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Appendix 3B Pre-consultation meeting dates and agendas</a></li>\n 	<li><a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/3C-rdWRMP24-Appendix-3C-Customer-Priorities.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Appendix 3C- Customer Priorities</a></li>\n 	<li><a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/4A-rdWRMP24-Appendix-4A-Baseline-Demand-Forecast-.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Appendix 4A Baseline Demand Forecast</a></li>\n 	<li><a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/4B-rdWRMP24-Appendix-4B-Portsmouth-Water-Non-Household-Demand-Forecast.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Appendix 4B- Portsmouth Water Non-Household Demand Forecast</a></li>\n 	<li><a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/4Ca-rdWRMP24-Appendix-4Ca-Propulation-and-Properties-method.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Appendix 4Ca Propulation and Properties method</a></li>\n 	<li><a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/4Cb-rdWRMP24-Appendix-4Cb-Population-and-Properties-Update.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Appendix 4Cb Population and Properties Update</a></li>\n 	<li><a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/4D-rdWRMP24-Appendix-4D-Portsmouth-Water-Non-Household-Demand-Forecast-Update-.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Appendix 4D Portsmouth Water Non-Household Demand Forecast Update</a></li>\n 	<li><a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/5Aa-rdWRMP24-Appendix-5Aa-WRSE-outage-method-statement.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Appendix 5Aa - WRSE outage method statement</a></li>\n 	<li><a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/5Ab-rdWRMP24-Appendix-5A-Outage.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Appendix 5A Outage</a></li>\n 	<li><a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/5C-rdWRMP24-Appendix-5C-WRSE-Deployable-Output-Method.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Appendix 5C- WRSE Deployable Output Method</a></li>\n 	<li><a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/5B-rdWRMP24-Appendix-5B-Investigating-and-Achieving-Sustainable-Abstraction-.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Appendix 5B- Investigating and Achieving Sustainable Abstraction</a></li>\n 	<li><a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/5D-rdWRMP24-Appendix-5D-WRSE-method-Stochastic-Climate-Datasets.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Appendix 5D WRSE method Stochastic Climate Datasets</a></li>\n 	<li><a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/5E-rdWRMP24-5E-Regional-Simulation-Model-Scoping-Report.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Appendix 5E Regional Simulation Model Scoping Report</a></li>\n 	<li><a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/6Aa-rdWRMP24-Appendix-6Aa-Allowing-for-uncertainty.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Appendix 6Aa Allowing for uncertainty</a></li>\n 	<li><a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/6Ab-rdWRMP-Appendix-6Ab-Headroom-Calculations.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Appendix 6Ab - Headroom Calculations</a></li>\n 	<li><a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/7A-rdWRMP24-Appendix-7A-Options.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Appendix 7A - Options</a></li>\n 	<li><a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/7C-rdWRMP24-Appendix-7C-WRSE-Defra-Demand-Saving-Profile-Technical-Note-Gov-led-intervention.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Appendix 7C WRSE Defra Demand Saving Profile Technical Note (Gov led intervention)</a></li>\n 	<li><a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/7E-rdWRMP24-Appendix-7E-Carbon-.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Appendix 7E- Carbon</a></li>\n 	<li><a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/7F-rdWRMP24-7F-Hampshire-Water-Transfer-and-Water-Recycling-Project-Consultation-Response-Appendix-.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Appendix 7F Hampshire Water Transfer and Water Recycling Project Consultation Response Appendix</a></li>\n 	<li><a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/7G-rdWRMP24-Appendix-7G-WRSE-Options-Appraisal-Summary-Report.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Appendix 7G- WRSE Options Appraisal Summary Report</a></li>\n 	<li><a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/8A-rdWRMP24-Appendix-8A-Investment-Programme-Development-and-Assessment.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Appendix 8A Investment Programme Development and Assessment</a></li>\n 	<li><a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/8B-rdWRMP24-Appendix-8B-Method-Statement-Best-Value-Plan.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Appendix 8B- Method Statement Best Value Plan</a></li>\n 	<li><a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/9A-rdWRMP24-Appendix-9A-Sensitivity-Testing.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Appendix 9A Sensitivity Testing</a></li>\n 	<li><a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/10A-rdWRMP24-Appendix-10A-Monitoring-Plan.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Appendix 10A- Monitoring Plan</a></li>\n 	<li><a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/10B-rdWRMP24-Appendix-10B-Water-Efficiency-Strategy.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Appendix 10B- Water Efficiency Strategy</a></li>\n 	<li><a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/10C-rdWRMP24-Appendix-10C-Leakage-Strategy.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Appendix 10C Leakage Strategy</a></li>\n 	<li><a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/11A-rdWRMP24-11A-Technical-Assurance-Report.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Appendix 11A- Technical Assurance Report</a></li>\n 	<li><a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/11B-rdWRMP24-Appendix-11B-Steering-Group-Terms-of-Reference-.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Appendix 11B Steering Group Terms of Reference</a></li>\n 	<li><a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Portsmouth-Water-WRMP24Tables_v7.xlsx">Water Resources Planning Tables 2024</a></li>\n</ul>\n[/accordion_item]\n\n[accordion_item title="Draft Water Resources Management Plan 2024"]\n\nWe published our draft Water Resources Management Plan in November 2022 for a consultation, which closed on February 20, 2023. The draft plan set out how we intend to secure reliable, healthy drinking water supplies for the next 50 years.\n\nYou can read our summary and technical documents below. We’re grateful for all the feedback we received. We’re reviewing this and we’ll publish a summary and any changes to our plan later this year.\n<ul>\n 	<li><a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Interactive-Document_FINAL.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Water Resources Management Plan Summary document (online viewing)</a></li>\n 	<li><a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/PW-WRMP-Summary-Document_FINAL-3.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Water Resources Management Plan Summary document (printable)</a></li>\n 	<li><a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/PW-WRMP24-Full_submission-version_FINAL.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Water Resources Management Plan main document</a></li>\n 	<li><a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/PRT-WRMP24-Appendix-1B-DWSP-assessment_to-publish.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Appendix 1B Drinking Water Safety Plan Assessment</a></li>\n 	<li><a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Portsmouth-Water-dWRMP-SEA-Report-v3.1.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Appendix 1D Strategic Environmental Assessment</a> (and <a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Portsmouth-WRMP24-SEA-NTS-v1.1.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">summary</a>)</li>\n 	<li><a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/PRT-WRMP24-Appendix-1E-Problem-Characterisation_to-publish.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Appendix 1E Problem Characterisation</a></li>\n 	<li><a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/PRT-WRMP24-Appendix-3A-Pre-consultation_to-publish.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Appendix 3A Pre-consultation</a></li>\n 	<li><a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/PRT-WRMP24-Appendix-3B-Pre-consultation-meetings_to-publish.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Appendix 3B Pre-consultation Meetings</a></li>\n 	<li><a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/PRT-WRMP24-Appendix-3C-customer-insight_to-publish.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Appendix 3C Customer Insight</a></li>\n 	<li><a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/PRT-WRMP24-Appendix-4A-Baseline-Demand_to-publish.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Appendix 4A Baseline Demand</a></li>\n 	<li><a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/PRT-WRMP24-Appendix-5A-Outage_to-publish.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Appendix 5A Outage</a></li>\n 	<li><a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/PRT-WRMP24-Appendix-6A-Headroom_to-publish.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Appendix 6A Headroom</a></li>\n 	<li><a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/PRT-WRMP24-Appendix-7A-Options_to-publish.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Appendix 7A Options</a></li>\n 	<li><a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/PRT-WRMP24-Appendix-7C_Gov-Led-savings_to-publish.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Appendix 7C Government-led Savings</a></li>\n 	<li><a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/PRT-WRMP24-Appendix-9A_Sensitivity-tests_to-publish.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Appendix 9A Sensitivity Tests</a></li>\n 	<li><a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/PRT-WRMP24-Appendix-11A-Assurance_to-publish-1.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Appendix 11A Assurance</a></li>\n 	<li><a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/PRT-WRMP24-Appendix-11B-Steering-Group-ToR_to-publish.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Appendix 11B Steering Group Terms of Reference</a></li>\n 	<li><a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Portsmouth-Water-WRMP24Tables_v5.xlsx" target="_blank" rel="noopener">WRMP Tables</a></li>\n 	<li><a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/PRT-dWRMP24-Compliance-Statement.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Compliance Statement</a></li>\n</ul>\n[/accordion_item]\n\n[accordion_item title="Final Drought Plan 2022"]\n\n<strong>On 1 April 2022 Defra confirmed we can now publish our Final Drought Plan 2022.</strong>\n\nLegislation requires water companies to prepare and maintain a Drought Plan. Our Drought Plan is an operational plan that sets out the measures that we will take so that we are able to continue to maintain supplies of wholesome water to our customers with as little recourse as possible to Drought Orders and/or Drought Permits. The purpose of a Drought Plan is to set out the timely actions that a water company will take to ensure continuity of supply whilst at the same time continuing to protect the environment.\n\nTo view a copy of the Final Drought Plan 2022 please <a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Final-Drought-Plan-2022.pdf">click here</a>.\n\nTo view a copy of the appendices please <a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Final-DP-appendices.zip">click here</a>.\n\n[/accordion_item]\n\n[accordion_item title="Draft Drought Plan 2021"]\n<p style="background: white; vertical-align: baseline; margin: 0cm 0cm 11.25pt 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: \'Arial\',sans-serif; color: #424242;">We updated our Drought Plan and published a draft for consultation from June to August 2021. We’ve now reviewed the responses and published a Statement of Response which sets out the feedback and shows how we’ve updated our plans as a result.</span></p>\n<p style="background: white; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: inherit; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-variant-caps: normal; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; caret-color: #424242; orphans: auto; text-align: start; widows: auto; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-spacing: 0px; margin: 0cm 0cm 11.25pt 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: \'Arial\',sans-serif; color: #424242;">The Statement of Response and consultation documents are available below:</span></p>\n\n<ul>\n 	<li><a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/1.-Statement-of-Response-2021.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Statement of Response</a></li>\n 	<li><a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/2.-Statement-of-Response-Appendices-2021.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Statement of Response appendices</a></li>\n 	<li><a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/3.-Revised-Draft-Drought-Plan-2021.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Revised Draft Drought Plan</a></li>\n 	<li><a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/4.-Revised-Appendix-C-Testing-our-triggers.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Revised Appendix C: Testing our triggers</a></li>\n 	<li><a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/5.-Revised-Appendix-E-TUB-and-NEUB-Additional-Information.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Revised Appendix E: Temporary Use Ban and Non-Essential Use Bans – additional information</a></li>\n</ul>\n<a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/PW-Drought-Plan-Final.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">To view a copy of the Draft Drought plan 2021 please click here</a>.\n\n<a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/PW-Drought-Plan-2021.zip" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">To view a copy of the appendices please click here (.zip file)</a>.\n\n[/accordion_item]\n\n[accordion_item title="Revised Water Resources Management Plan 2019 (December 2022)"]\n\nOur Final WRMP19 shows how we will secure resilient water supplies to our customers for the next 25 years by considering how much water we have available today, how much we need to supply in the future and then what investment options are required to make up any difference.\n\nOur previous Annual Review of the WRMP19, highlighted that in 2019-20 we had over performed in certain areas (leakage), but underperformed in others (PCC and the delivery of proposed groundwater schemes in 2019). We have therefore revised our WRMP19 so that we fully understand what our performance has meant in terms of our supply-demand balance for a range of scenarios all the way up to a 1in 200 year drought event. This is necessary in order to investigate whether there would be a security of supply risk to our customers during any of these drought events, and to the water we transfer to Southern during more extreme droughts.\n\nThe updated supply-demand balances demonstrate that we are no longer meeting our target headroom in a 1 in 200 year drought event, for the reasons highlighted in our previous Annual Review. This means there is an increased risk of us needing to implement severe demand restrictions in an extreme drought.\n\nWe have been working with the Environment Agency in the development of this Revised WRMP19, and will continue to do so as we progress through AMP7. This will include reviewing the most up-to-date data and knowledge that emerges during the development of the Water Resources in the South East (WRSE) regional plan and our WRMP24.\n\nIf you would like to know more about our Revised WRMP19, please contact us via <a href="mailto:Water.Resources@portsmouthwater.co.uk">Water.Resources@portsmouthwater.co.uk</a>\n<h2>Documents</h2>\n<a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Portsmouth-Water_rWRMP19_Dec_2022.pdf">Portsmouth Water Revised WRMP19 report</a>\n\n<a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Revised-WRMP-Tables-–-1-in-200-year.zip">Revised WRMP Tables - 1 in 200 year</a>\n\n[/accordion_item]\n\n[accordion_item title="Final Water Resources Management Plan 2019"]\n<div style="background-color: #bad6e8; padding: 8px 0;">\n<h2 style="text-align: center;">Your Water and Its Future</h2>\n</div>\n<div style="background-color: #0079c2; padding: 12px; color: #fff; margin-bottom: 10px;">\n<h3 style="text-align: center; color: #fff;">Thank you for helping us plan to ensure we can secure your drinking water for the next 25 years</h3>\nEvery five years we update our water resources management plan which looks at how we’ll keep your taps running while striking that delicate balance between protecting the environment and keeping bills affordable.\n<p style="text-align: center;"><a style="color: #fff; text-decoration: underline;" href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Final-Water-Resources-Management-Plan-2019.pdf">Download the Final Water Resources Management Plan</a></p>\n<p style="text-align: center;"><a style="color: #fff; text-decoration: underline;" href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/WRMP_2020_FINAL.pdf">Download the Summary of the Final Water Resources Management Plan</a></p>\n\n</div>\n<strong>On 4 November 2019 Defra confirmed we can now publish our Water Resources Management Plan, which says how we will secure your drinking water for the next 25 years.</strong>\n\nAll water companies prepare Water Resources Management Plans (WRMPs) which show how they will secure resilient water supplies for their customers for the next 25 years. We consider how much water we have available today, how much we need to supply in the future and then develop options to make up any difference.\n\nThese plans are updated every five years to make sure they always reflect the latest information, innovation and customer views.\n\nIn preparing our plan we held conversations with customers and stakeholders over the last two years about your water supplies and what’s important to you and these have been taken into account in this plan.\n\nWe also have a Customer Challenge Group which has reviewed our work to engage with you and making sure your views are incorporated into all our future plans.\n\nHere’s a quick summary of this plan:\n<ul>\n 	<li>This plan caters for growth and is part of a solution to supply other areas of the South East where there’s less water</li>\n 	<li>We will do this by building a new reservoir at Havant Thicket – to store water, create a nature reserve and provide community facilities</li>\n 	<li>We’re planning for more extreme droughts than we’ve known before – so we’re ready for climate change</li>\n 	<li>We want to save water by reducing leaks by 20% over the next five years</li>\n 	<li>We want to involve you in saving water with water meters, water-saving products and community campaigns</li>\n 	<li>We have an ambitious target of reducing our domestic use to 100 litres per day by 2040.</li>\n</ul>\n<div style="background-color: #0079c2; padding: 12px; color: #fff; margin-bottom: 10px;">\n<h3 style="text-align: center; color: #fff;">Please take time to read our plan on how we’ll secure resilient water supplies in West Sussex and Hampshire.</h3>\n</div>\nIn March 2018 we consulted on our Draft Water Resources Management Plan.\n\nAll your responses were shared with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and were considered by us when we develop this final Water Resources Management Plan.\n\nWe also produced our statement of response in which we have taken into account all the comments we have received from customers and stakeholders.\n\nAll of the detail of our <a href="/news/publications/water-resources-planning/your-water-and-its-future/">Draft Water Resources Management</a> can be found here.\n\nWe now publish our Final Water Resources Management Plan for the period 2020 – 2045.\n<div style="background-color: #f7f7f7; padding: 12px;">\n<h3>WRMP Documents</h3>\n<a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Final-Water-Resources-Management-Plan-2019.pdf">Final WRMP</a>\n\nAppendices\n\n<a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/FinalWRMP2019-Tables.zip">WRMP Tables</a>\n\n<a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Portsmouth-Water-WRMP-SEA-PAS_FINAL.pdf">Strategic Environmental Assessment</a>\n<h3>Market Information</h3>\n<a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Market-Information-PRT-Avg-Oct-2019.xlsx">Average demand (December 2019) </a>\n\n<a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Market-Information-PRT-Peak-Oct-2019.xlsx">Peak demand (December 2019)</a>\n\n<a href="/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Company_Area_Boundary.zip">Shape files of Company boundaries</a>\n<h3>Bid Assessment Criteria</h3>\n<a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Portsmouth-Water-Bid-Assessment-Criteria-December-2019.docx">Portsmouth Water Bid Assessment Criteria (December 2019)</a>\n\n</div>\n[/accordion_item]\n\n[accordion_item title="Draft Water Resources Management Plan 2018"]\n\n[button title="CLICK HERE" link="/news/publications/water-resources-planning/your-water-and-its-future/" target="" align="" icon="" icon_position="" color="theme" font_color="" size="2" full_width="" class="" download="" rel="" onclick=""]\n\n[/accordion_item]\n\n[accordion_item title="Annual Review of Water Resources"]\n\n<a 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INSERT INTO `wlcj_posts` VALUES (3269, 1, '2015-07-21 16:52:08', '2015-07-21 15:52:08', 'Portsmouth Water has no large raw water storage reservoirs.  It relies almost entirely upon groundwater reserves in the chalk aquifers of the South Downs and abstracts its raw water from wells, boreholes and springs.  It has one river abstraction at Gaters Mill on the River Itchen, a chalk river with a groundwater baseflow.\r\n\r\nThose reserves rise and fall with the seasons and so Portsmouth Water pays particular attention to the local hydrogeological data by monitoring rainfall at its Havant Offices, groundwater levels in the chalk at Idsworth on the Hampshire/Sussex border, as well as the total yield from the natural springs at Havant and Bedhampton.\r\n\r\nThese resources are monitored on a daily basis and reported upon on a monthly basis.  The information here is therefore at times one month behind the most current situation.\r\n\r\nThe information gathered is reproduced here for information purposes; no guarantee is given as to its accuracy.\r\n<h3>Rainfall at Havant</h3>\r\nThe Rainfall Records at the Company’s Head Office at Havant date back to 1886.\r\n\r\nThe month of June saw approximately 67% of the average rainfall for the month.  Rain fell on approximately 23% of the days with the maximum daily rainfall on Friday 12 June of approximately 11mm.\r\n\r\n<img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-3270" src="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/rainfall-june-2015-1024x550.png" alt="rainfall-june-2015" width="1024" height="550" />\r\n\r\nTotal rainfall for the month was 32mm, approximately 67% of the long term average (last 30 years) of 40mm.\r\n\r\n<img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-3271" src="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/rainfall-havant-2015-1024x587.png" alt="rainfall-havant-2015" width="1024" height="587" />\r\n<h3>Groundwater Levels at Idsworth</h3>\r\nThe Company has groundwater records from the Idsworth Estate Well, north of Rowlands Castle, which date back to 1931.  Water levels in the Well, which is entirely unaffected by abstraction, give an accurate indication of the groundwater reserves of the South Downs.  In the winter, levels usually rise in response to rainfall, whilst during the summer, levels recede as any summer rainfall either evaporates or is taken up by trees and plants before reaching the aquifer below.  Levels can fluctuate by as much as 20m.\r\n\r\nThe Groundwater level is usually recorded in metres AOD (Above Ordnance Datum), Ordnance Datum principally being equivalent to sea level.\r\n\r\nGroundwater levels begin to recover in the Autumn as rainfall quantities increase.  The significantly low rainfall of September 2014, 13% of the long term average, has been followed by higher than average rainfall in October and November.  This resulted in a later than normal recovery in groundwater levels, with levels at the end of November approximately 2m above the long term average.  Lower than average rainwater in December saw groundwater recovery slow with subsequent January rainfall contributing to the continued recovery with levels approximately 3m above the long term average of 24m AOD.  Since January groundwater levels have continued to fall as is normal for this time of the year and at the end of June levels were approximately 2m below the long term average of 19.9m.\r\n\r\nThe graph below shows the change in groundwater level over the last twelve months compared to the Long Term Average (last 30 years).\r\n\r\n<img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-3272" src="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/idsworth-well-levels-1024x672.png" alt="idsworth-well-levels" width="1024" height="672" />', 'Water Supply News June 2015', '', 'draft', 'open', 'open', '', 'water-supply-news-june-2015', '', '', '2022-11-03 11:25:56', '2022-11-03 11:25:56', '', 0, 'https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/?p=3269', 286, 'post', '', 0); 
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INSERT INTO `wlcj_posts` VALUES (3274, 1, '2015-07-21 16:52:08', '2015-07-21 15:52:08', 'Portsmouth Water has no large raw water storage reservoirs.  It relies almost entirely upon groundwater reserves in the chalk aquifers of the South Downs and abstracts its raw water from wells, boreholes and springs.  It has one river abstraction at Gaters Mill on the River Itchen, a chalk river with a groundwater baseflow.\r\n\r\nThose reserves rise and fall with the seasons and so Portsmouth Water pays particular attention to the local hydrogeological data by monitoring rainfall at its Havant Offices, groundwater levels in the chalk at Idsworth on the Hampshire/Sussex border, as well as the total yield from the natural springs at Havant and Bedhampton.\r\n\r\nThese resources are monitored on a daily basis and reported upon on a monthly basis.  The information here is therefore at times one month behind the most current situation.\r\n\r\nThe information gathered is reproduced here for information purposes; no guarantee is given as to its accuracy.\r\n<h3>Rainfall at Havant</h3>\r\nThe Rainfall Records at the Company’s Head Office at Havant date back to 1886.\r\n\r\nThe month of June saw approximately 67% of the average rainfall for the month.  Rain fell on approximately 23% of the days with the maximum daily rainfall on Friday 12 June of approximately 11mm.\r\n\r\n<img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-3270" src="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/rainfall-june-2015-1024x550.png" alt="rainfall-june-2015" width="1024" height="550" />\r\n\r\nTotal rainfall for the month was 32mm, approximately 67% of the long term average (last 30 years) of 40mm.\r\n\r\n<img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-3271" src="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/rainfall-havant-2015-1024x587.png" alt="rainfall-havant-2015" width="1024" height="587" />\r\n<h3>Groundwater Levels at Idsworth</h3>\r\nThe Company has groundwater records from the Idsworth Estate Well, north of Rowlands Castle, which date back to 1931.  Water levels in the Well, which is entirely unaffected by abstraction, give an accurate indication of the groundwater reserves of the South Downs.  In the winter, levels usually rise in response to rainfall, whilst during the summer, levels recede as any summer rainfall either evaporates or is taken up by trees and plants before reaching the aquifer below.  Levels can fluctuate by as much as 20m.\r\n\r\nThe Groundwater level is usually recorded in metres AOD (Above Ordnance Datum), Ordnance Datum principally being equivalent to sea level.\r\n\r\nGroundwater levels begin to recover in the Autumn as rainfall quantities increase.  The significantly low rainfall of September 2014, 13% of the long term average, has been followed by higher than average rainfall in October and November.  This resulted in a later than normal recovery in groundwater levels, with levels at the end of November approximately 2m above the long term average.  Lower than average rainwater in December saw groundwater recovery slow with subsequent January rainfall contributing to the continued recovery with levels approximately 3m above the long term average of 24m AOD.  Since January groundwater levels have continued to fall as is normal for this time of the year and at the end of June levels were approximately 2m below the long term average of 19.9m.\r\n\r\nThe graph below shows the change in groundwater level over the last twelve months compared to the Long Term Average (last 30 years).\r\n\r\n<img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-3272" src="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/idsworth-well-levels-1024x672.png" alt="idsworth-well-levels" width="1024" height="672" />', 'Water Supply News June 2015', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '3269-revision-v1', '', '', '2015-07-21 16:52:08', '2015-07-21 15:52:08', '', 3269, 'https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/2015/07/21/3269-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0); 
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INSERT INTO `wlcj_posts` VALUES (3284, 1, '2015-07-28 09:43:11', '2015-07-28 08:43:25', '<h4>2014</h4>\r\nPortsmouth Water has no large raw water storage reservoirs. We rely almost entirely upon groundwater reserves in the chalk aquifers of the South Downs and we abstract our raw water from wells, boreholes and springs. We have one river abstraction at Gaters Mill on the River Itchen, a chalk river with a groundwater baseflow.\r\n\r\nThose reserves rise and fall with the seasons and so Portsmouth Water pays particular attention to the local hydro-geological data by monitoring rainfall at our Head Office, groundwater levels in the chalk at Idsworth on the Hampshire/Sussex border, as well as the total yield from the natural springs at Havant and Bedhampton.\r\n\r\nThe resources are monitored on a daily basis and annually reviewed for comparison with long term performance.\r\n\r\nThe information gathered is reproduced here for information purposes; no guarantee is given as to its accuracy.\r\n\r\naccordion', 'Annual Water Supply Review 2014', '', 'draft', 'open', 'closed', '', 'annual-water-supply-review-2014', '', '', '2022-11-03 11:23:21', '2022-11-03 11:23:21', '', 2333, 'https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/?page_id=3284', 1, 'page', '', 0); 
INSERT INTO `wlcj_posts` VALUES (3286, 1, '2015-07-28 09:43:25', '2015-07-28 08:43:25', '<h4>2014</h4>\r\n\r\n<p>Portsmouth Water has no large raw water storage reservoirs. We rely almost entirely upon groundwater reserves in the chalk aquifers of the South Downs and we abstract our raw water from wells, boreholes and springs. We have one river abstraction at Gaters Mill on the River Itchen, a chalk river with a groundwater baseflow.</p>\r\n\r\n<p>Those reserves rise and fall with the seasons and so Portsmouth Water pays particular attention to the local hydro-geological data by monitoring rainfall at our Head Office, groundwater levels in the chalk at Idsworth on the Hampshire/Sussex border, as well as the total yield from the natural springs at Havant and Bedhampton.</p>\r\n\r\n<p>The resources are monitored on a daily basis and annually reviewed for comparison with long term performance.</p>\r\n\r\n<p>The information gathered is reproduced here for information purposes; no guarantee is given as to its accuracy.</p>\r\n\r\naccordion\r\n\r\n', 'Annual Water Supply Review', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '3284-revision-v1', '', '', '2015-07-28 09:43:25', '2015-07-28 08:43:25', '', 3284, 'https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/2015/07/28/3284-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0); 
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INSERT INTO `wlcj_posts` VALUES (3288, 1, '2020-07-17 09:25:53', '2020-07-17 08:25:53', '[one]\n<h4>2020</h4>\nPortsmouth Water has no large raw water storage reservoirs.  It relies almost entirely upon groundwater reserves in the chalk aquifers of the South Downs and abstracts its raw water from wells, boreholes and springs.  It has one river abstraction at Gaters Mill on the River Itchen, a chalk river with a groundwater baseflow.\n\nThose reserves rise and fall with the seasons and so Portsmouth Water pays particular attention to the local hydrogeological data by monitoring rainfall at its Havant Offices, groundwater levels in the chalk at Idsworth on the Hampshire/Sussex border, as well as the total yield from the natural springs at Havant and Bedhampton.\n\nThese resources are monitored on a daily basis and reported upon on a monthly basis.  The information here is therefore at times one month behind the most current situation.\n\nThe information gathered is reproduced here for information purposes; no guarantee is given as to its accuracy.\n\n<em>The information provided in this section shows the Water Supply data for the 12 months from April to March. The monthly data for our resource levels can be found <a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/category/water-supply-news/">here</a>.\n</em>\n\n[/one]\n\n[divider height="30" style="none" line="default" themecolor="1"]\n\n[accordion title="" open1st="0" openAll="0" style=""]\n\n[accordion_item title="Rainfall"]\n\nThe weather between April and August of 2019 was significantly drier than the long term average (LTA) with the exception of June. However, the end of September 2019 saw the beginning of an unseasonably wet period. With the exception of January 2020, we saw above average rainfall and February was the wettest on record for England (Met Office records since 1862). Storms Ciara, Dennis and Jorge contributed to exceptionally high rainfall totals for the month across much of the country and causing flooding in several areas. Whilst we were spared the worst of this in the South of England, the high levels of rain resulted in full recharge of our groundwater to levels in excess of 30mAOD; a level not seen since 2016.\n\nThe graph below shows recorded rainfall at Havant as a blue bar and the LTA as a red dashed line.\n\n<a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/rain2020.png"><img class="aligncenter wp-image-10003 size-full" src="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/rain2020.png" alt="" width="1006" height="447" /></a>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n[/accordion_item]\n\n[accordion_item title="Groundwater Levels"]\n\nGroundwater levels are a good indicator of the water available to Portsmouth Water from the chalk aquifer from which we abstract the majority of our water for supply. We therefore monitor the levels closely.\n\nPrior to September 2019 there was a run of three slightly drier than average winter recharge seasons which reduced our groundwater levels to within 30cms of passing our first drought trigger; the lowest levels since 2011. The effect of passing this trigger would have been to start proactively working with our customers directly and through the media, asking them to use less water voluntarily.\n\nThe rainfall from September onwards resulted in a strong groundwater recovery resulting in a speedy and full recharge of our groundwater supplies. We therefore started 2020/21 in a healthy water resource position.\n\n<a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/idsworth.png"><img class="aligncenter wp-image-10005 size-full" src="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/idsworth.png" alt="" width="1013" height="526" /></a>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n[/accordion_item]\n\n[accordion_item title="Abstraction"]\n<p style="vertical-align: baseline; margin: 0cm 0cm 11.25pt 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: \'Arial\',sans-serif; color: #424242;">Annual abstraction is drawn from three types of source: the River Itchen Works which treats surface water, boreholes and wells which abstract groundwater from the underground chalk, and Farlington Water Treatment Works which treats spring water from Havant and Bedhampton.</span></p>\n<p style="vertical-align: baseline; margin: 0cm 0cm 11.25pt 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: \'Arial\',sans-serif; color: #424242;">Abstraction from the Company’s sources in 2018/19 was as shown in the table below:</span></p>\n\n<table width="531">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan="2" width="168">Source</td>\n<td colspan="4" width="364">Annual Abstraction - Ml/Yr</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td width="87">Source Licence</td>\n<td width="101">Source Actual 2017/18</td>\n<td width="87">Group Licence</td>\n<td width="88">Group Actual 2016/17</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td width="168">Northbrook</td>\n<td width="87">7,487</td>\n<td width="101">5,031</td>\n<td rowspan="2" width="87">7,487</td>\n<td rowspan="2" width="88">5,031</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td width="168">Lower Upham</td>\n<td width="87">640</td>\n<td width="101">0</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td width="168">West Street</td>\n<td width="87">3,328</td>\n<td width="101">556</td>\n<td width="87"></td>\n<td width="88"></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td width="168">West Meon</td>\n<td width="87">1660</td>\n<td width="101">0</td>\n<td width="87"></td>\n<td width="88"></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td width="168">River Itchen</td>\n<td width="87">15,916</td>\n<td width="101">10,702</td>\n<td width="87"></td>\n<td width="88"></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td width="168">Maindell</td>\n<td width="87">2,040</td>\n<td width="101">0</td>\n<td width="87"></td>\n<td width="88"></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td width="168">Soberton</td>\n<td width="87">3,294</td>\n<td width="101">616</td>\n<td rowspan="2" width="87">3,294</td>\n<td rowspan="2" width="88">619</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td width="168">Newtown</td>\n<td width="87">695</td>\n<td width="101">3</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td width="168">Worlds End</td>\n<td width="87">8,296</td>\n<td width="101">3,815</td>\n<td width="87"></td>\n<td width="88"></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td width="168">Lovedean</td>\n<td width="87">4,148</td>\n<td width="101">1,583</td>\n<td width="87"></td>\n<td width="88"></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td width="168">Havant &amp; Bedhampton</td>\n<td width="87">35,770</td>\n<td width="101">19,842</td>\n<td width="87"></td>\n<td width="88"></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td width="168">Walderton</td>\n<td width="87">9,955</td>\n<td width="101">6,760</td>\n<td rowspan="6" width="87">23,740</td>\n<td rowspan="6" width="88">16,806</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td width="168">Woodmancote</td>\n<td width="87">1,103</td>\n<td width="101">188</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td width="168">Fishbourne</td>\n<td width="87">3,741</td>\n<td width="101">2,669</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td width="168">Funtington</td>\n<td width="87">2,920</td>\n<td width="101">1,720</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td width="168">Lavant</td>\n<td rowspan="2" width="87">9,950</td>\n<td width="101">4,198</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td width="168">Brickkiln</td>\n<td>1,271</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td width="168">Eastergate</td>\n<td rowspan="4" width="87">&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n10358*\n\n&nbsp;</td>\n<td width="101">3,153</td>\n<td rowspan="4" width="87">10,358</td>\n<td rowspan="4" width="88">8,038</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td width="168">Westergate</td>\n<td width="101">2,083</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td width="168">Slindon</td>\n<td width="101">657</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td width="168">Aldingbourne</td>\n<td width="101">2,145</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td width="168">Total</td>\n<td width="87">116,066</td>\n<td width="101">66,992</td>\n<td width="87">44,879</td>\n<td width="88">30,494</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n&nbsp;\n\n[/accordion_item]\n\n[accordion_item title="Treated Water Distributed"]\n\nOur distribution input is the amount of water we put into our network each day and is our headline measure of demand. Looking across the year we can see our usual annual pattern was slightly exaggerated.  Though the maximum peak summer demand was lower than recent years, we saw above average levels extending beyond August as a result of the long, dry summer. From November we have seen below average levels as a result of the wet weather and leakage management activities.\n\n<a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/dist-input.png"><img class="aligncenter wp-image-10007 size-full" src="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/dist-input.png" alt="" width="813" height="583" /></a>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n[/accordion_item]\n\n[accordion_item title="Leakage"]\n\nPortsmouth Water’s post-MLE outturn leakage figure for 2019/20 is 23.6 Ml/d, using the old methodology so that it can be compared to the rest of the AMP6 performance. This equates to 73 litres/property/day, lower than all other water companies in the UK performance for 2018/19 and likely to be industry-leading in 2019/20.\n\n<a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/leakage.png"><img class="aligncenter wp-image-10008 size-large" src="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/leakage-1024x518.png" alt="" width="1024" height="518" /></a>\n\nSince missing its target in 2017/18, Portsmouth Water’s recovery plan has reduced leakage by over 12 Ml/d through improved efficiencies and additional expenditure.\n\nEnhanced activity in the recovery plan included;\n<ul>\n 	<li>additional fixed noise correlators;</li>\n 	<li>flow and pressure logging and software to improve network understanding;</li>\n 	<li>additional detection technician resources</li>\n 	<li>Making improvements in leakage repair processes.</li>\n</ul>\n[/accordion_item]\n\n[accordion_item title="Burst Mains"]\n\nThe number of burst mains experienced in 2018/19 was 347, exactly the same as 2017/18, compared to our annual target of 342.  It equates to 104 bursts per 1,000km in the reporting year.\n\nA large number of bursts occurred in the summer of 2018 as the long dry period continued into the early autumn. 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INSERT INTO `wlcj_posts` VALUES (3369, 1, '2015-08-25 17:31:06', '2015-08-25 16:31:06', 'Portsmouth Water has no large raw water storage reservoirs.  It relies almost entirely upon groundwater reserves in the chalk aquifers of the South Downs and abstracts its raw water from wells, boreholes and springs.  It has one river abstraction at Gaters Mill on the River Itchen, a chalk river with a groundwater baseflow.\r\n\r\nThose reserves rise and fall with the seasons and so Portsmouth Water pays particular attention to the local hydrogeological data by monitoring rainfall at its Havant Offices, groundwater levels in the chalk at Idsworth on the Hampshire/Sussex border, as well as the total yield from the natural springs at Havant and Bedhampton.\r\n\r\nThese resources are monitored on a daily basis and reported upon on a monthly basis.  The information here is therefore at times one month behind the most current situation.\r\n\r\nThe information gathered is reproduced here for information purposes; no guarantee is given as to its accuracy.\r\n<h3>Rainfall at Havant</h3>\r\nThe Rainfall Records at the Company’s Head Office at Havant date back to 1886.\r\n\r\nThe month of July saw approximately 94% of the average rainfall for the month.  Rain fell on approximately 42% of the days with the maximum daily rainfall on Friday 24 July of approximately 23 mm..\r\n\r\n<img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-3370" src="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/drf-havant-1024x549.png" alt="drf-havant" width="1024" height="549" />\r\n\r\nTotal rainfall for the month was 47mm, approximately 94% of the long term average (last 30 years) of 50mm.\r\n\r\n<img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-3371" src="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/rf-havant-1024x588.png" alt="rf-havant" width="1024" height="588" />\r\n<h3>Groundwater Levels at Idsworth</h3>\r\nThe Company has groundwater records from the Idsworth Estate Well, north of Rowlands Castle, which date back to 1931.  Water levels in the Well, which is entirely unaffected by abstraction, give an accurate indication of the groundwater reserves of the South Downs.  In the winter, levels usually rise in response to rainfall, whilst during the summer, levels recede as any summer rainfall either evaporates or is taken up by trees and plants before reaching the aquifer below.  Levels can fluctuate by as much as 20m.\r\n\r\nThe Groundwater level is usually recorded in metres AOD (Above Ordnance Datum), Ordnance Datum principally being equivalent to sea level.\r\n\r\nGroundwater levels begin to recover in the Autumn as rainfall quantities increase.  The significantly low rainfall of September 2014, 13% of the long term average, has been followed by higher than average rainfall in October and November.  This resulted in a later than normal recovery in groundwater levels, with levels at the end of November approximately 2m above the long term average.  Lower than average rainwater in December saw groundwater recovery slow with subsequent January rainfall contributing to the continued recovery with levels approximately 3m above the long term average of 24m AOD.  Since January groundwater levels have continued to fall as is normal for this time of the year and at the end of July levels were approximately 1.8m below the long term average of 17.8m.\r\n\r\nThe graph below shows the change in groundwater level over the last twelve months compared to the Long Term Average (last 30 years).\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-3372" src="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/idsworth-1024x672.png" alt="idsworth" width="1024" height="672" />', 'Water Supply News July 2015', '', 'draft', 'open', 'open', '', 'water-supply-news-july-2015', '', '', '2022-11-03 11:25:56', '2022-11-03 11:25:56', '', 0, 'https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/?p=3369', 285, 'post', '', 0); 
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INSERT INTO `wlcj_posts` VALUES (3373, 1, '2015-08-25 17:31:06', '2015-08-25 16:31:06', 'Portsmouth Water has no large raw water storage reservoirs.  It relies almost entirely upon groundwater reserves in the chalk aquifers of the South Downs and abstracts its raw water from wells, boreholes and springs.  It has one river abstraction at Gaters Mill on the River Itchen, a chalk river with a groundwater baseflow.\r\n\r\nThose reserves rise and fall with the seasons and so Portsmouth Water pays particular attention to the local hydrogeological data by monitoring rainfall at its Havant Offices, groundwater levels in the chalk at Idsworth on the Hampshire/Sussex border, as well as the total yield from the natural springs at Havant and Bedhampton.\r\n\r\nThese resources are monitored on a daily basis and reported upon on a monthly basis.  The information here is therefore at times one month behind the most current situation.\r\n\r\nThe information gathered is reproduced here for information purposes; no guarantee is given as to its accuracy.\r\n<h3>Rainfall at Havant</h3>\r\nThe Rainfall Records at the Company’s Head Office at Havant date back to 1886.\r\n\r\nThe month of July saw approximately 94% of the average rainfall for the month.  Rain fell on approximately 42% of the days with the maximum daily rainfall on Friday 24 July of approximately 23 mm..\r\n\r\n<img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-3370" src="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/drf-havant-1024x549.png" alt="drf-havant" width="1024" height="549" />\r\n\r\nTotal rainfall for the month was 47mm, approximately 94% of the long term average (last 30 years) of 50mm.\r\n\r\n<img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-3371" src="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/rf-havant-1024x588.png" alt="rf-havant" width="1024" height="588" />\r\n<h3>Groundwater Levels at Idsworth</h3>\r\nThe Company has groundwater records from the Idsworth Estate Well, north of Rowlands Castle, which date back to 1931.  Water levels in the Well, which is entirely unaffected by abstraction, give an accurate indication of the groundwater reserves of the South Downs.  In the winter, levels usually rise in response to rainfall, whilst during the summer, levels recede as any summer rainfall either evaporates or is taken up by trees and plants before reaching the aquifer below.  Levels can fluctuate by as much as 20m.\r\n\r\nThe Groundwater level is usually recorded in metres AOD (Above Ordnance Datum), Ordnance Datum principally being equivalent to sea level.\r\n\r\nGroundwater levels begin to recover in the Autumn as rainfall quantities increase.  The significantly low rainfall of September 2014, 13% of the long term average, has been followed by higher than average rainfall in October and November.  This resulted in a later than normal recovery in groundwater levels, with levels at the end of November approximately 2m above the long term average.  Lower than average rainwater in December saw groundwater recovery slow with subsequent January rainfall contributing to the continued recovery with levels approximately 3m above the long term average of 24m AOD.  Since January groundwater levels have continued to fall as is normal for this time of the year and at the end of July levels were approximately 1.8m below the long term average of 17.8m.\r\n\r\nThe graph below shows the change in groundwater level over the last twelve months compared to the Long Term Average (last 30 years).\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-3372" src="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/idsworth-1024x672.png" alt="idsworth" width="1024" height="672" />', 'Water Supply News July 2015', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '3369-revision-v1', '', '', '2015-08-25 17:31:06', '2015-08-25 16:31:06', '', 3369, 'https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/2015/08/25/3369-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0); 
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INSERT INTO `wlcj_posts` VALUES (3422, 1, '2022-04-04 16:15:09', '2022-04-04 15:15:09', '<img src="/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/new-services.jpg" alt="new-services" />\n\n<span style="padding: 5px;">To arrange a Statement of Cost for converted of new build properties you will need to complete an Application Form. The Application Form can be completed by <a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/developers-booklet-application-form-FILLABLE.pdf">downloading the form here</a> or by registering as a user for our portal by <a href="https://developers.portsmouthwater.co.uk/">clicking here</a></span>\n\nIf you require a like for like replacement of an existing lead service you will need to complete our lead replacement application form by <a href="/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/APPLICATION-FOR-A-REPLACEMENT-OF-AN-EXISTING-SERVICE_FILLABLE.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">downloading the form here</a>\n\nTo view a copy of our New Water Services Brochure, please <a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/developers-booklet.pdf">click here</a>. This should be read when completing your Application Form for a New Water Service.\n\nOnce your Application Form and paperwork has been received we will be pleased to forward you a Statement of Cost.\n\nPlease note that Statement of Costs for new build properties on developments where a main has been requisitioned will only be released once mainlaying commences.\n\nIf you wish to meet with our Water Regulations Advisor when he visits, please put a note to this effect on your Application Form, we will then contact you to arrange a convenient appointment.\n\nPlease direct any New Services enquiries via email to;\n\n<a href="mailto:new.services@portsmouthwater.co.uk">new.services@portsmouthwater.co.uk</a> or call 023 9244 9088\nno-repeat;center top;;\nauto', 'New Services', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '2170-autosave-v1', '', '', '2022-04-04 16:15:09', '2022-04-04 15:15:09', '', 2170, 'https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/2015/09/17/2170-autosave-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0); 
INSERT INTO `wlcj_posts` VALUES (3423, 1, '2015-09-17 16:07:16', '2015-09-17 15:07:16', 'Portsmouth Water has no large raw water storage reservoirs.  It relies almost entirely upon groundwater reserves in the chalk aquifers of the South Downs and abstracts its raw water from wells, boreholes and springs.  It has one river abstraction at Gaters Mill on the River Itchen, a chalk river with a groundwater baseflow.\r\n\r\nThose reserves rise and fall with the seasons and so Portsmouth Water pays particular attention to the local hydrogeological data by monitoring rainfall at its Havant Offices, groundwater levels in the chalk at Idsworth on the Hampshire/Sussex border, as well as the total yield from the natural springs at Havant and Bedhampton.\r\n\r\nThese resources are monitored on a daily basis and reported upon on a monthly basis.  The information here is therefore at times one month behind the most current situation.\r\n\r\nThe information gathered is reproduced here for information purposes; no guarantee is given as to its accuracy.\r\n<h3>Rainfall at Havant</h3>\r\nThe Rainfall Records at the Company’s Head Office at Havant date back to 1886.\r\n\r\nThe month of August saw approximately 230% of the average rainfall for the month.  Rain fell on approximately 32% of the days with the maximum daily rainfall on Saturday 23 August of approximately 33 mm.\r\n\r\n<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3439" src="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/drf-havant.png" alt="drf-havant" width="629" height="339" />\r\n\r\nTotal rainfall for the month was 130mm, approximately 230% of the long term average (last 30 years) of 56mm.\r\n\r\n<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3443" src="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/rf-havant.png" alt="rf-havant" width="626" height="374" />\r\n<h3>Groundwater Levels at Idsworth</h3>\r\nThe Company has groundwater records from the Idsworth Estate Well, north of Rowlands Castle, which date back to 1931.  Water levels in the Well, which is entirely unaffected by abstraction, give an accurate indication of the groundwater reserves of the South Downs.  In the winter, levels usually rise in response to rainfall, whilst during the summer, levels recede as any summer rainfall either evaporates or is taken up by trees and plants before reaching the aquifer below.  Levels can fluctuate by as much as 20m.\r\n\r\nThe Groundwater level is usually recorded in metres AOD (Above Ordnance Datum), Ordnance Datum principally being equivalent to sea level.\r\n\r\nGroundwater levels begin to recover in the Autumn as rainfall quantities increase.  The significantly low rainfall of September 2014, 13% of the long term average, has been followed by higher than average rainfall in October and November.  This resulted in a later than normal recovery in groundwater levels, with levels at the end of November approximately 2m above the long term average.  Lower than average rainwater in December saw groundwater recovery slow with subsequent January rainfall contributing to the continued recovery with levels approximately 3m above the long term average of 24m AOD.  Since January groundwater levels have continued to fall as is normal for this time of the year and at the end of August levels were approximately 1.3m below the long term average of 16.6m.\r\n\r\nThe graph below shows the change in groundwater level over the last twelve months compared to the Long Term Average (last 30 years).\r\n\r\n<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3444" src="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/idswell-level.png" alt="idswell-level" width="622" height="407" />\r\n\r\n&nbsp;', 'Water Supply News August 2015', '', 'draft', 'open', 'open', '', 'water-supply-news-august-2015', '', '', '2022-11-03 11:25:56', '2022-11-03 11:25:56', '', 0, 'https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/?p=3423', 283, 'post', '', 0); 
INSERT INTO `wlcj_posts` VALUES (3426, 1, '2015-09-17 15:23:13', '2015-09-17 14:23:13', 'Portsmouth Water has no large raw water storage reservoirs.  It relies almost entirely upon groundwater reserves in the chalk aquifers of the South Downs and abstracts its raw water from wells, boreholes and springs.  It has one river abstraction at Gaters Mill on the River Itchen, a chalk river with a groundwater baseflow.\r\n\r\nThose reserves rise and fall with the seasons and so Portsmouth Water pays particular attention to the local hydrogeological data by monitoring rainfall at its Havant Offices, groundwater levels in the chalk at Idsworth on the Hampshire/Sussex border, as well as the total yield from the natural springs at Havant and Bedhampton.\r\n\r\nThese resources are monitored on a daily basis and reported upon on a monthly basis.  The information here is therefore at times one month behind the most current situation.\r\n\r\nThe information gathered is reproduced here for information purposes; no guarantee is given as to its accuracy.\r\n<h3>Rainfall at Havant</h3>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Rainfall Records at the Company’s Head Office at Havant date back to 1886.\r\n\r\nThe month of August saw approximately 230% of the average rainfall for the month.  Rain fell on approximately 32% of the days with the maximum daily rainfall on Saturday 23 August of approximately 33 mm\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nTotal rainfall for the month was 47mm, approximately 94% of the long term average (last 30 years) of 50mm.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3>Groundwater Levels at Idsworth</h3>\r\nThe Company has groundwater records from the Idsworth Estate Well, north of Rowlands Castle, which date back to 1931.  Water levels in the Well, which is entirely unaffected by abstraction, give an accurate indication of the groundwater reserves of the South Downs.  In the winter, levels usually rise in response to rainfall, whilst during the summer, levels recede as any summer rainfall either evaporates or is taken up by trees and plants before reaching the aquifer below.  Levels can fluctuate by as much as 20m.\r\n\r\nThe Groundwater level is usually recorded in metres AOD (Above Ordnance Datum), Ordnance Datum principally being equivalent to sea level.\r\n\r\nGroundwater levels begin to recover in the Autumn as rainfall quantities increase.  The significantly low rainfall of September 2014, 13% of the long term average, has been followed by higher than average rainfall in October and November.  This resulted in a later than normal recovery in groundwater levels, with levels at the end of November approximately 2m above the long term average.  Lower than average rainwater in December saw groundwater recovery slow with subsequent January rainfall contributing to the continued recovery with levels approximately 3m above the long term average of 24m AOD.  Since January groundwater levels have continued to fall as is normal for this time of the year and at the end of July levels were approximately 1.8m below the long term average of 17.8m.\r\n\r\nThe graph below shows the change in groundwater level over the last twelve months compared to the Long Term Average (last 30 years).\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-3372" src="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/idsworth-1024x672.png" alt="idsworth" width="1024" height="672" />', 'Water Supply News August 2015', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '3423-revision-v1', '', '', '2015-09-17 15:23:13', '2015-09-17 14:23:13', '', 3423, 'https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/2015/09/17/3423-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0); 
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INSERT INTO `wlcj_posts` VALUES (3445, 1, '2015-09-17 16:07:16', '2015-09-17 15:07:16', 'Portsmouth Water has no large raw water storage reservoirs.  It relies almost entirely upon groundwater reserves in the chalk aquifers of the South Downs and abstracts its raw water from wells, boreholes and springs.  It has one river abstraction at Gaters Mill on the River Itchen, a chalk river with a groundwater baseflow.\r\n\r\nThose reserves rise and fall with the seasons and so Portsmouth Water pays particular attention to the local hydrogeological data by monitoring rainfall at its Havant Offices, groundwater levels in the chalk at Idsworth on the Hampshire/Sussex border, as well as the total yield from the natural springs at Havant and Bedhampton.\r\n\r\nThese resources are monitored on a daily basis and reported upon on a monthly basis.  The information here is therefore at times one month behind the most current situation.\r\n\r\nThe information gathered is reproduced here for information purposes; no guarantee is given as to its accuracy.\r\n<h3>Rainfall at Havant</h3>\r\n<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3439" src="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/drf-havant.png" alt="drf-havant" width="629" height="339" />\r\n\r\nTotal rainfall for the month was 130mm, approximately 230% of the long term average (last 30 years) of 56mm.\r\n\r\n<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3443" src="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/rf-havant.png" alt="rf-havant" width="626" height="374" />\r\n<h3>Groundwater Levels at Idsworth</h3>\r\nThe Company has groundwater records from the Idsworth Estate Well, north of Rowlands Castle, which date back to 1931.  Water levels in the Well, which is entirely unaffected by abstraction, give an accurate indication of the groundwater reserves of the South Downs.  In the winter, levels usually rise in response to rainfall, whilst during the summer, levels recede as any summer rainfall either evaporates or is taken up by trees and plants before reaching the aquifer below.  Levels can fluctuate by as much as 20m.\r\n\r\nThe Groundwater level is usually recorded in metres AOD (Above Ordnance Datum), Ordnance Datum principally being equivalent to sea level.\r\n\r\nGroundwater levels begin to recover in the Autumn as rainfall quantities increase.  The significantly low rainfall of September 2014, 13% of the long term average, has been followed by higher than average rainfall in October and November.  This resulted in a later than normal recovery in groundwater levels, with levels at the end of November approximately 2m above the long term average.  Lower than average rainwater in December saw groundwater recovery slow with subsequent January rainfall contributing to the continued recovery with levels approximately 3m above the long term average of 24m AOD.  Since January groundwater levels have continued to fall as is normal for this time of the year and at the end of August levels were approximately 1.3m below the long term average of 16.6m.\r\n\r\nThe graph below shows the change in groundwater level over the last twelve months compared to the Long Term Average (last 30 years).\r\n\r\n<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3444" src="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/idswell-level.png" alt="idswell-level" width="622" height="407" />\r\n\r\n&nbsp;', 'Water Supply News August 2015', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '3423-revision-v1', '', '', '2015-09-17 16:07:16', '2015-09-17 15:07:16', '', 3423, 'https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/2015/09/17/3423-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0); 
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INSERT INTO `wlcj_posts` VALUES (3496, 1, '2015-10-07 18:24:02', '2015-10-07 17:24:02', 'Portsmouth Water has no large raw water storage reservoirs.  It relies almost entirely upon groundwater reserves in the chalk aquifers of the South Downs and abstracts its raw water from wells, boreholes and springs.  It has one river abstraction at Gaters Mill on the River Itchen, a chalk river with a groundwater baseflow.\r\n\r\nThose reserves rise and fall with the seasons and so Portsmouth Water pays particular attention to the local hydrogeological data by monitoring rainfall at its Havant Offices, groundwater levels in the chalk at Idsworth on the Hampshire/Sussex border, as well as the total yield from the natural springs at Havant and Bedhampton.\r\n\r\nThese resources are monitored on a daily basis and reported upon on a monthly basis.  The information here is therefore at times one month behind the most current situation.\r\n\r\nThe information gathered is reproduced here for information purposes; no guarantee is given as to its accuracy.\r\n<h3>Rainfall at Havant</h3>\r\nThe Rainfall Records at the Company’s Head Office at Havant date back to 1886.\r\n\r\nThe month of August saw approximately 230% of the average rainfall for the month.  Rain fell on approximately 32% of the days with the maximum daily rainfall on Saturday 23 August of approximately 33 mm.\r\n\r\n<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3439" src="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/drf-havant.png" alt="drf-havant" width="629" height="339" />\r\n\r\nTotal rainfall for the month was 130mm, approximately 230% of the long term average (last 30 years) of 56mm.\r\n\r\n<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3443" src="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/rf-havant.png" alt="rf-havant" width="626" height="374" />\r\n<h3>Groundwater Levels at Idsworth</h3>\r\nThe Company has groundwater records from the Idsworth Estate Well, north of Rowlands Castle, which date back to 1931.  Water levels in the Well, which is entirely unaffected by abstraction, give an accurate indication of the groundwater reserves of the South Downs.  In the winter, levels usually rise in response to rainfall, whilst during the summer, levels recede as any summer rainfall either evaporates or is taken up by trees and plants before reaching the aquifer below.  Levels can fluctuate by as much as 20m.\r\n\r\nThe Groundwater level is usually recorded in metres AOD (Above Ordnance Datum), Ordnance Datum principally being equivalent to sea level.\r\n\r\nGroundwater levels begin to recover in the Autumn as rainfall quantities increase.  The significantly low rainfall of September 2014, 13% of the long term average, has been followed by higher than average rainfall in October and November.  This resulted in a later than normal recovery in groundwater levels, with levels at the end of November approximately 2m above the long term average.  Lower than average rainwater in December saw groundwater recovery slow with subsequent January rainfall contributing to the continued recovery with levels approximately 3m above the long term average of 24m AOD.  Since January groundwater levels have continued to fall as is normal for this time of the year and at the end of August levels were approximately 1.3m below the long term average of 16.6m.\r\n\r\nThe graph below shows the change in groundwater level over the last twelve months compared to the Long Term Average (last 30 years).\r\n\r\n<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3444" src="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/idswell-level.png" alt="idswell-level" width="622" height="407" />\r\n\r\n&nbsp;', 'Water Supply News August 2015', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '3423-revision-v1', '', '', '2015-10-07 18:24:02', '2015-10-07 17:24:02', '', 3423, 'https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/2015/10/07/3423-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0); 
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INSERT INTO `wlcj_posts` VALUES (3524, 1, '2015-10-15 16:57:27', '2015-10-15 15:57:27', 'Portsmouth Water has no large raw water storage reservoirs.  It relies almost entirely upon groundwater reserves in the chalk aquifers of the South Downs and abstracts its raw water from wells, boreholes and springs.  It has one river abstraction at Gaters Mill on the River Itchen, a chalk river with a groundwater baseflow.\r\n\r\nThose reserves rise and fall with the seasons and so Portsmouth Water pays particular attention to the local hydrogeological data by monitoring rainfall at its Havant Offices, groundwater levels in the chalk at Idsworth on the Hampshire/Sussex border, as well as the total yield from the natural springs at Havant and Bedhampton.\r\n\r\nThese resources are monitored on a daily basis and reported upon on a monthly basis.  The information here is therefore at times one month behind the most current situation.\r\n\r\nThe information gathered is reproduced here for information purposes; no guarantee is given as to its accuracy.\r\n<h3>Rainfall at Havant</h3>\r\nThe Rainfall Records at the Company’s Head Office at Havant date back to 1886.\r\n\r\nThe month of September saw approximately 98% of the long term average rainfall for the month.  Rain fell on approximately 20% of the days with the maximum daily rainfall on Sunday 13 September of approximately 26 mm.\r\n\r\n<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3526" src="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/drf-havant.jpg" alt="drf-havant" width="700" height="376" />\r\n\r\nTotal rainfall for the month was 59mm, approximately 98% of the long term average (last 30 years) of 60mm.\r\n\r\n<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3527" src="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/rf-havant.jpg" alt="rf-havant" width="700" height="401" />\r\n<h3>Groundwater Levels at Idsworth</h3>\r\nThe Company has groundwater records from the Idsworth Estate Well, north of Rowlands Castle, which date back to 1931.  Water levels in the Well, which is entirely unaffected by abstraction, give an accurate indication of the groundwater reserves of the South Downs.  In the winter, levels usually rise in response to rainfall, whilst during the summer, levels recede as any summer rainfall either evaporates or is taken up by trees and plants before reaching the aquifer below.  Levels can fluctuate by as much as 20m.\r\n\r\nThe Groundwater level is usually recorded in metres AOD (Above Ordnance Datum), Ordnance Datum principally being equivalent to sea level.\r\n\r\nGroundwater levels begin to recover in the Autumn as rainfall quantities increase.  The significantly low rainfall of September 2014, 13% of the long term average, has been followed by higher than average rainfall in October and November.  This resulted in a later than normal recovery in groundwater levels, with levels at the end of November approximately 2m above the long term average.  Lower than average rainwater in December saw groundwater recovery slow with subsequent January rainfall contributing to the continued recovery with levels approximately 3m above the long term average of 24m AOD.  Since January groundwater levels have continued to fall as is normal for this time of the year and at the end of September levels were approximately 1.0m below the long term average of 15.7m.\r\n\r\nThe graph below shows the change in groundwater level over the last twelve months compared to the Long Term Average (last 30 years).\r\n\r\n<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3528" src="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/idsworth.jpg" alt="idsworth" width="700" height="460" />\r\n\r\n&nbsp;', 'Water Supply News September 2015', '', 'draft', 'open', 'open', '', 'water-supply-news-september-2015', '', '', '2022-11-03 11:25:56', '2022-11-03 11:25:56', '', 0, 'https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/?p=3524', 282, 'post', '', 0); 
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INSERT INTO `wlcj_posts` VALUES (3529, 1, '2015-10-15 16:57:27', '2015-10-15 15:57:27', 'Portsmouth Water has no large raw water storage reservoirs.  It relies almost entirely upon groundwater reserves in the chalk aquifers of the South Downs and abstracts its raw water from wells, boreholes and springs.  It has one river abstraction at Gaters Mill on the River Itchen, a chalk river with a groundwater baseflow.\r\n\r\nThose reserves rise and fall with the seasons and so Portsmouth Water pays particular attention to the local hydrogeological data by monitoring rainfall at its Havant Offices, groundwater levels in the chalk at Idsworth on the Hampshire/Sussex border, as well as the total yield from the natural springs at Havant and Bedhampton.\r\n\r\nThese resources are monitored on a daily basis and reported upon on a monthly basis.  The information here is therefore at times one month behind the most current situation.\r\n\r\nThe information gathered is reproduced here for information purposes; no guarantee is given as to its accuracy.\r\n<h3>Rainfall at Havant</h3>\r\nThe Rainfall Records at the Company’s Head Office at Havant date back to 1886.\r\n\r\nThe month of September saw approximately 98% of the long term average rainfall for the month.  Rain fell on approximately 20% of the days with the maximum daily rainfall on Sunday 13 September of approximately 26 mm.\r\n\r\n<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3526" src="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/drf-havant.jpg" alt="drf-havant" width="700" height="376" />\r\n\r\nTotal rainfall for the month was 59mm, approximately 98% of the long term average (last 30 years) of 60mm.\r\n\r\n<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3527" src="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/rf-havant.jpg" alt="rf-havant" width="700" height="401" />\r\n<h3>Groundwater Levels at Idsworth</h3>\r\nThe Company has groundwater records from the Idsworth Estate Well, north of Rowlands Castle, which date back to 1931.  Water levels in the Well, which is entirely unaffected by abstraction, give an accurate indication of the groundwater reserves of the South Downs.  In the winter, levels usually rise in response to rainfall, whilst during the summer, levels recede as any summer rainfall either evaporates or is taken up by trees and plants before reaching the aquifer below.  Levels can fluctuate by as much as 20m.\r\n\r\nThe Groundwater level is usually recorded in metres AOD (Above Ordnance Datum), Ordnance Datum principally being equivalent to sea level.\r\n\r\nGroundwater levels begin to recover in the Autumn as rainfall quantities increase.  The significantly low rainfall of September 2014, 13% of the long term average, has been followed by higher than average rainfall in October and November.  This resulted in a later than normal recovery in groundwater levels, with levels at the end of November approximately 2m above the long term average.  Lower than average rainwater in December saw groundwater recovery slow with subsequent January rainfall contributing to the continued recovery with levels approximately 3m above the long term average of 24m AOD.  Since January groundwater levels have continued to fall as is normal for this time of the year and at the end of September levels were approximately 1.0m below the long term average of 15.7m.\r\n\r\nThe graph below shows the change in groundwater level over the last twelve months compared to the Long Term Average (last 30 years).\r\n\r\n<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3528" src="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/idsworth.jpg" alt="idsworth" width="700" height="460" />\r\n\r\n&nbsp;', 'Water Supply News September 2015', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '3524-revision-v1', '', '', '2015-10-15 16:57:27', '2015-10-15 15:57:27', '', 3524, 'https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/2015/10/15/3524-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0); 
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INSERT INTO `wlcj_posts` VALUES (3589, 1, '2015-11-12 09:12:49', '2015-11-12 09:12:49', 'We are pleased to announce the appointment of Lakh Jemmett as the new Independent Chair of the Customer Challenge Group (CCG) taking over from the previous Chair Cllr David Guest. The CCG is an important element of our continued commitment of meeting the expectations of our customers and remaining the industry leader in delivering service to customers. Lakh was appointed after a robust recruitment process involving both the Company and other members of the CCG.\r\n\r\nThe CCG was set up in 2012 and has membership from a wide range of groups including local councillors, Citizens Advice, Federation of Small Businesses, a number of local environmental groups and some individual large users of water in their own right.  In addition our regulators, CCWater, the Environment Agency and Natural England are members.\r\n\r\nLakh has held a number of senior executive positions in the telecoms industry and on his appointment he said “I am very much looking forward to my new role, working with the CCG to represent the customers and stakeholders of Portsmouth Water.  I recognise the good performance the company currently provides and I will challenge the Company as appropriate to ensure it continues to place customers at the heart of its business.”\r\n\r\nNeville Smith, Managing Director at Portsmouth Water, said: “I am delighted with the appointment of Lakh as the new independent Chair of the CCG. This appointment will ensure that customers remain at the heart of everything we do. I know that Lakh will robustly challenge us to ensure that we live up to our record of delivering excellence for our customers. I would also like to put on record my thanks to David Guest for his effort and expertise as the first Chair of the CCG and his role was fundamental in establishing and shaping the CCG from its inception.”\r\n\r\nFor more information please contact Ian Limb on 02392 499888\r\n\r\nWebsite:    <a href="http://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/">www.portsmouthwater.co.uk</a>\r\nTwitter:      <a href="http://twiter.com/portsmouthwater" target="_blank">@portsmouthwater </a><strong>\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nPortsmouth Water is one of the oldest water companies in the country, having been incorporated in 1857. We are proud sponsors of Portsmouth in Bloom, EBP Schools Science Fair, Staunton Country Park and Water Aid.\r\n<h4>Our Water Sources</h4>\r\nOur 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.\r\n<h4>Statistics</h4>\r\nWe serve 304,000 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.\r\n\r\nEvery day we supply around 180 million litres (40 million gallons) of water to a population of over 660,000 people at the lowest cost in England and Wales.\r\n<h4>Our Distribution Network</h4>\r\nWater is supplied to our customers through a network of over 3,200 kilometres (1,990 miles) of underground water mains and more than 300,000 individual service connections, all of which are continuously maintained by our distribution staff.', 'Portsmouth Water appoint new chair of Customer Group', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'portsmouth-water-appoint-new-chair-of-customer-group', '', '', '2015-11-12 09:12:49', '2015-11-12 09:12:49', '', 0, 'https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/?p=3589', 281, 'post', '', 0); 
INSERT INTO `wlcj_posts` VALUES (3590, 1, '2015-11-12 09:12:49', '2015-11-12 09:12:49', 'We are pleased to announce the appointment of Lakh Jemmett as the new Independent Chair of the Customer Challenge Group (CCG) taking over from the previous Chair Cllr David Guest. The CCG is an important element of our continued commitment of meeting the expectations of our customers and remaining the industry leader in delivering service to customers. Lakh was appointed after a robust recruitment process involving both the Company and other members of the CCG.\r\n\r\nThe CCG was set up in 2012 and has membership from a wide range of groups including local councillors, Citizens Advice, Federation of Small Businesses, a number of local environmental groups and some individual large users of water in their own right.  In addition our regulators, CCWater, the Environment Agency and Natural England are members.\r\n\r\nLakh has held a number of senior executive positions in the telecoms industry and on his appointment he said “I am very much looking forward to my new role, working with the CCG to represent the customers and stakeholders of Portsmouth Water.  I recognise the good performance the company currently provides and I will challenge the Company as appropriate to ensure it continues to place customers at the heart of its business.”\r\n\r\nNeville Smith, Managing Director at Portsmouth Water, said: “I am delighted with the appointment of Lakh as the new independent Chair of the CCG. This appointment will ensure that customers remain at the heart of everything we do. I know that Lakh will robustly challenge us to ensure that we live up to our record of delivering excellence for our customers. I would also like to put on record my thanks to David Guest for his effort and expertise as the first Chair of the CCG and his role was fundamental in establishing and shaping the CCG from its inception.”\r\n\r\nFor more information please contact Ian Limb on 02392 499888\r\n\r\nWebsite:    <a href="http://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/">www.portsmouthwater.co.uk</a>\r\nTwitter:      <a href="http://twiter.com/portsmouthwater" target="_blank">@portsmouthwater </a><strong>\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nPortsmouth Water is one of the oldest water companies in the country, having been incorporated in 1857. We are proud sponsors of Portsmouth in Bloom, EBP Schools Science Fair, Staunton Country Park and Water Aid.\r\n<h4>Our Water Sources</h4>\r\nOur 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.\r\n<h4>Statistics</h4>\r\nWe serve 304,000 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.\r\n\r\nEvery day we supply around 180 million litres (40 million gallons) of water to a population of over 660,000 people at the lowest cost in England and Wales.\r\n<h4>Our Distribution Network</h4>\r\nWater is supplied to our customers through a network of over 3,200 kilometres (1,990 miles) of underground water mains and more than 300,000 individual service connections, all of which are continuously maintained by our distribution staff.', 'Portsmouth Water appoint new chair of Customer Group', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '3589-revision-v1', '', '', '2015-11-12 09:12:49', '2015-11-12 09:12:49', '', 3589, 'https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/2015/11/12/3589-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0); 
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INSERT INTO `wlcj_posts` VALUES (3612, 1, '2015-11-17 18:11:09', '2015-11-17 18:11:09', '<h3 style="text-align: center;">SUCCESS FOR PORTSMOUTH WATER AT THE EBP SOUTH ‘AMAZING PEOPLE’ AWARDS 2015 and HANTS &amp; IOW 2015 WORK CHOICE AWARDS</h3>\r\nPortsmouth Water is celebrating winning an Employee Business Partnership (EBP) ‘Amazing People’ Award in the category of ‘Amazing Business involved in STEM’. The award was presented at the 2015 Amazing People Awards Dinner which was held at the Solent Hotel, Whiteley on Thursday 12th November.\r\n\r\nThe awards, which are held annually, are a celebration of the time and commitment businesses, schools, colleges and other partners invest in developing innovative programmes that support young people’s preparation for adult life and work.\r\n\r\nThe ‘Amazing Business involved in STEM’ award was sponsored by Portsmouth College. STEM stands for Science, Engineering, Technology and Mathematics.\r\n\r\nThe award was giving to the Company in recognition of the work we have done with schools and young school leavers in promoting activities relating to STEM helping them prepare for the world of work. The award was collected by Sue Allery, James Bucknall, Tanya Bromley, Steven Geary and Connor Smith who are some of our staff volunteers that helped deliver a number of our STEM activities, most notably the TeenTech event held this year in the Guildhall.\r\n\r\nNeville Smith, Managing Director, on winning the award said: "To win this award is a great achievement and a positive reflection of the work we do in supporting the local community. We are a long standing supporter of the EBP and are fully supportive of its aims in helping young people to be better prepared for the work environment. Of course this cannot be done without the fantastic help of our staff who continue to volunteer to support our community activities, often in their own time and over and above their normal day job.”\r\n\r\nThe award culminates in a successful period for the Company as we also received 3rd place in the 2015 Hants and IOW Work Choice "Employer of the Year" awards. The work choice awards are for employers who have demonstrated exceptional commitment in creating opportunities and supporting those with disabilities in the workplace.\r\n\r\nFor more information contact: Ian Limb, Head of Human Resources, Portsmouth Water Tel 023 9224 9224', 'Success for Portsmouth Water', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'success-for-portsmouth-water', '', '', '2015-11-19 18:11:28', '2015-11-19 18:11:28', '', 0, 'https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/?p=3612', 280, 'post', '', 0); 
INSERT INTO `wlcj_posts` VALUES (3613, 1, '2015-11-19 18:11:09', '2015-11-19 18:11:09', '<h3 style="text-align: center;">SUCCESS FOR PORTSMOUTH WATER AT THE EBP SOUTH ‘AMAZING PEOPLE’ AWARDS 2015 and HANTS &amp; IOW 2015 WORK CHOICE AWARDS</h3>\r\nPortsmouth Water is celebrating winning an Employee Business Partnership (EBP) ‘Amazing People’ Award in the category of ‘Amazing Business involved in STEM’. The award was presented at the 2015 Amazing People Awards Dinner which was held at the Solent Hotel, Whiteley on Thursday 12th November.\r\n\r\nThe awards, which are held annually, are a celebration of the time and commitment businesses, schools, colleges and other partners invest in developing innovative programmes that support young people’s preparation for adult life and work.\r\n\r\nThe ‘Amazing Business involved in STEM’ award was sponsored by Portsmouth College. STEM stands for Science, Engineering, Technology and Mathematics.\r\n\r\nThe award was giving to the Company in recognition of the work we have done with schools and young school leavers in promoting activities relating to STEM helping them prepare for the world of work. The award was collected by Sue Allery, James Bucknall, Tanya Bromley, Steven Geary and Connor Smith who are some of our staff volunteers that helped deliver a number of our STEM activities, most notably the TeenTech event held this year in the Guildhall.\r\n\r\nNeville Smith, Managing Director, on winning the award said: "To win this award is a great achievement and a positive reflection of the work we do in supporting the local community. We are a long standing supporter of the EBP and are fully supportive of its aims in helping young people to be better prepared for the work environment. Of course this cannot be done without the fantastic help of our staff who continue to volunteer to support our community activities, often in their own time and over and above their normal day job.”\r\n\r\nThe award culminates in a successful period for the Company as we also received 3rd place in the 2015 Hants and IOW Work Choice "Employer of the Year" awards. The work choice awards are for employers who have demonstrated exceptional commitment in creating opportunities and supporting those with disabilities in the workplace.\r\n\r\nFor more information contact: Ian Limb, Head of Human Resources, Portsmouth Water Tel 023 9224 9224', 'Success for Portsmouth Water', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '3612-revision-v1', '', '', '2015-11-19 18:11:09', '2015-11-19 18:11:09', '', 3612, 'https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/2015/11/19/3612-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0); 
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INSERT INTO `wlcj_posts` VALUES (3645, 1, '2015-11-30 10:20:44', '2015-11-30 10:20:44', 'Portsmouth Water has no large raw water storage reservoirs.  It relies almost entirely upon groundwater reserves in the chalk aquifers of the South Downs and abstracts its raw water from wells, boreholes and springs.  It has one river abstraction at Gaters Mill on the River Itchen, a chalk river with a groundwater baseflow.\r\n\r\nThose reserves rise and fall with the seasons and so Portsmouth Water pays particular attention to the local hydrogeological data by monitoring rainfall at its Havant Offices, groundwater levels in the chalk at Idsworth on the Hampshire/Sussex border, as well as the total yield from the natural springs at Havant and Bedhampton.\r\n\r\nThese resources are monitored on a daily basis and reported upon on a monthly basis.  The information here is therefore at times one month behind the most current situation.\r\n\r\nThe information gathered is reproduced here for information purposes; no guarantee is given as to its accuracy.\r\n<h3>Rainfall at Havant</h3>\r\nThe Rainfall Records at the Company’s Head Office at Havant date back to 1886.\r\n\r\nThe month of October saw approximately 62% of the long term average rainfall for the month.  Rain fell on approximately 25% of the days with the maximum daily rainfall on Monday 5 October of approximately 28 mm.\r\n\r\n<img class="aligncenter wp-image-3646 size-full" src="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/daily-rainfall-havant.jpg" alt="daily-rainfall-havant" width="608" height="345" />\r\n\r\nTotal rainfall for the month was 61mm, approximately 62% of the long term average (last 30 years) of 99mm.\r\n<h3><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3647" src="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/rf-havant.jpg" alt="rf-havant" width="626" height="367" /></h3>\r\n<h3>Groundwater Levels at Idsworth</h3>\r\nThe Company has groundwater records from the Idsworth Estate Well, north of Rowlands Castle, which date back to 1931.  Water levels in the Well, which is entirely unaffected by abstraction, give an accurate indication of the groundwater reserves of the South Downs.  In the winter, levels usually rise in response to rainfall, whilst during the summer, levels recede as any summer rainfall either evaporates or is taken up by trees and plants before reaching the aquifer below.  Levels can fluctuate by as much as 20m.\r\n\r\nThe Groundwater level is usually recorded in metres AOD (Above Ordnance Datum), Ordnance Datum principally being equivalent to sea level.\r\n\r\nIn the Spring of 2015 ground water levels were close to the long term average and have fallen as is normal during the Summer.  Rainfall since April has been approximately 94% of the cumulative long term average resulting in ground water levels approximately 1.0m below the long term average at the end of October but remain within the normal range of levels. Water levels are anticipated to recover during the Autumn as rainfall increases.\r\n\r\nThe graph below shows the change in groundwater level over the last twelve months compared to the Long Term Average (last 30 years).\r\n\r\n<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3650" src="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/idsworth-well-level1.jpg" alt="idsworth-well-level" width="626" height="421" />\r\n\r\n&nbsp;', 'Water Supply News October 2015', '', 'draft', 'open', 'open', '', 'water-supply-news-october-2015', '', '', '2022-11-03 11:25:56', '2022-11-03 11:25:56', '', 0, 'https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/?p=3645', 279, 'post', '', 0); 
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INSERT INTO `wlcj_posts` VALUES (3651, 1, '2015-11-30 10:20:44', '2015-11-30 10:20:44', 'Portsmouth Water has no large raw water storage reservoirs.  It relies almost entirely upon groundwater reserves in the chalk aquifers of the South Downs and abstracts its raw water from wells, boreholes and springs.  It has one river abstraction at Gaters Mill on the River Itchen, a chalk river with a groundwater baseflow.\r\n\r\nThose reserves rise and fall with the seasons and so Portsmouth Water pays particular attention to the local hydrogeological data by monitoring rainfall at its Havant Offices, groundwater levels in the chalk at Idsworth on the Hampshire/Sussex border, as well as the total yield from the natural springs at Havant and Bedhampton.\r\n\r\nThese resources are monitored on a daily basis and reported upon on a monthly basis.  The information here is therefore at times one month behind the most current situation.\r\n\r\nThe information gathered is reproduced here for information purposes; no guarantee is given as to its accuracy.\r\n<h3>Rainfall at Havant</h3>\r\nThe Rainfall Records at the Company’s Head Office at Havant date back to 1886.\r\n\r\nThe month of October saw approximately 62% of the long term average rainfall for the month.  Rain fell on approximately 25% of the days with the maximum daily rainfall on Monday 5 October of approximately 28 mm.\r\n\r\n<img class="aligncenter wp-image-3646 size-full" src="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/daily-rainfall-havant.jpg" alt="daily-rainfall-havant" width="608" height="345" />\r\n\r\nTotal rainfall for the month was 61mm, approximately 62% of the long term average (last 30 years) of 99mm.\r\n<h3><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3647" src="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/rf-havant.jpg" alt="rf-havant" width="626" height="367" /></h3>\r\n<h3>Groundwater Levels at Idsworth</h3>\r\nThe Company has groundwater records from the Idsworth Estate Well, north of Rowlands Castle, which date back to 1931.  Water levels in the Well, which is entirely unaffected by abstraction, give an accurate indication of the groundwater reserves of the South Downs.  In the winter, levels usually rise in response to rainfall, whilst during the summer, levels recede as any summer rainfall either evaporates or is taken up by trees and plants before reaching the aquifer below.  Levels can fluctuate by as much as 20m.\r\n\r\nThe Groundwater level is usually recorded in metres AOD (Above Ordnance Datum), Ordnance Datum principally being equivalent to sea level.\r\n\r\nIn the Spring of 2015 ground water levels were close to the long term average and have fallen as is normal during the Summer.  Rainfall since April has been approximately 94% of the cumulative long term average resulting in ground water levels approximately 1.0m below the long term average at the end of October but remain within the normal range of levels. Water levels are anticipated to recover during the Autumn as rainfall increases.\r\n\r\nThe graph below shows the change in groundwater level over the last twelve months compared to the Long Term Average (last 30 years).\r\n\r\n<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3650" src="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/idsworth-well-level1.jpg" alt="idsworth-well-level" width="626" height="421" />\r\n\r\n&nbsp;', 'Water Supply News October 2015', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '3645-revision-v1', '', '', '2015-11-30 10:20:44', '2015-11-30 10:20:44', '', 3645, 'https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/2015/11/30/3645-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0); 
INSERT INTO `wlcj_posts` VALUES (3652, 1, '2015-11-30 11:01:10', '2015-11-30 11:01:10', '<strong>Consultation on Portsmouth Water’s Statement of Risks, Strengths and Weaknesses – the Monitoring Framework</strong>\r\n\r\nPortsmouth Water are asking its customers to help it determine how it will continue to ensure the non-financial information it provides is relevant, reliable, complete, accurate and timely.\r\n\r\n<strong>The date for responses is 11 December 2015.</strong>\r\n\r\nIf you have any comments on the consultation or more generally on the documents we provide for our customers, please <a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/contact-us/">contact the Company</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Risks-Strengths-and-weaknesses-Final-27-November-2015.pdf">Click here to download the full document</a>', 'Consultation on Portsmouth Water’s Statement of Risks, Strengths and Weaknesses', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'consultation-on-portsmouth-waters-statement-of-risks-strengths-and-weaknesses', '', '', '2015-11-30 11:01:10', '2015-11-30 11:01:10', '', 0, 'https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/?p=3652', 278, 'post', '', 0); 
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INSERT INTO `wlcj_posts` VALUES (3699, 1, '2015-12-09 10:22:43', '2015-12-09 10:22:43', 'Portsmouth Water has no large raw water storage reservoirs.  It relies almost entirely upon groundwater reserves in the chalk aquifers of the South Downs and abstracts its raw water from wells, boreholes and springs.  It has one river abstraction at Gaters Mill on the River Itchen, a chalk river with a groundwater baseflow.\r\n\r\nThose reserves rise and fall with the seasons and so Portsmouth Water pays particular attention to the local hydrogeological data by monitoring rainfall at its Havant Offices, groundwater levels in the chalk at Idsworth on the Hampshire/Sussex border, as well as the total yield from the natural springs at Havant and Bedhampton.\r\n\r\nThese resources are monitored on a daily basis and reported upon on a monthly basis.  The information here is therefore at times one month behind the most current situation.\r\n\r\nThe information gathered is reproduced here for information purposes; no guarantee is given as to its accuracy.\r\n<h3><strong>Rainfall at Havant</strong></h3>\r\nThe Rainfall Records at the Company’s Head Office at Havant date back to 1886.\r\n\r\nThe month of November saw approximately 107% of the long term average rainfall for the month.  Rain fell on approximately 80% of the days with the maximum daily rainfall on Thursday 5 November of approximately 19mm.\r\n\r\n<a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/nov-2015-rain.png"><img class="aligncenter  wp-image-3700" src="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/nov-2015-rain.png" alt="nov-2015-rain" width="600" /></a>\r\n\r\nTotal rainfall for the month was 97mm, slightly higher than the long term average (last 30 years) of 91mm.\r\n\r\n<a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/nov-2015-lta-rain.png"><img class="aligncenter  wp-image-3701" src="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/nov-2015-lta-rain.png" alt="nov-2015-lta-rain" width="600" /></a>\r\n<h3><strong>Groundwater Levels at Idsworth</strong></h3>\r\nThe Company has groundwater records from the Idsworth Estate Well, north of Rowlands Castle, which date back to 1931.  Water levels in the Well, which is entirely unaffected by abstraction, give an accurate indication of the groundwater reserves of the South Downs.  In the winter, levels usually rise in response to rainfall, whilst during the summer, levels recede as any summer rainfall either evaporates or is taken up by trees and plants before reaching the aquifer below.  Levels can fluctuate by as much as 20m.\r\n\r\nThe Groundwater level is usually recorded in metres AOD (Above Ordnance Datum), Ordnance Datum principally being equivalent to sea level.\r\n\r\nIn the Spring of 2015 ground water levels were close to the long term average and have fallen as is normal during the Summer.  Following the rainfall in October and November ground water levels have started to recover and are currently approximately equal the long term average at the end of November. Water levels are anticipated to recover further during the Autumn as rainfall increases.\r\n\r\nThe graph below shows the change in groundwater level over the last twelve months compared to the Long Term Average (last 30 years).\r\n\r\n<a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/nov-2015-idsworth.png"><img class="aligncenter  wp-image-3702" src="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/nov-2015-idsworth.png" alt="nov-2015-idsworth" width="600"  /></a>', 'Water Supply News November 2015', '', 'draft', 'open', 'open', '', 'water-supply-news-november-2015', '', '', '2022-11-03 11:25:56', '2022-11-03 11:25:56', '', 0, 'https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/?p=3699', 277, 'post', '', 0); 
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INSERT INTO `wlcj_posts` VALUES (3703, 1, '2015-12-09 10:22:43', '2015-12-09 10:22:43', 'Portsmouth Water has no large raw water storage reservoirs.  It relies almost entirely upon groundwater reserves in the chalk aquifers of the South Downs and abstracts its raw water from wells, boreholes and springs.  It has one river abstraction at Gaters Mill on the River Itchen, a chalk river with a groundwater baseflow.\r\n\r\nThose reserves rise and fall with the seasons and so Portsmouth Water pays particular attention to the local hydrogeological data by monitoring rainfall at its Havant Offices, groundwater levels in the chalk at Idsworth on the Hampshire/Sussex border, as well as the total yield from the natural springs at Havant and Bedhampton.\r\n\r\nThese resources are monitored on a daily basis and reported upon on a monthly basis.  The information here is therefore at times one month behind the most current situation.\r\n\r\nThe information gathered is reproduced here for information purposes; no guarantee is given as to its accuracy.\r\n<h3><strong>Rainfall at Havant</strong></h3>\r\nThe Rainfall Records at the Company’s Head Office at Havant date back to 1886.\r\n\r\nThe month of November saw approximately 107% of the long term average rainfall for the month.  Rain fell on approximately 80% of the days with the maximum daily rainfall on Thursday 5 November of approximately 19mm.\r\n\r\n<a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/nov-2015-rain.png"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-3700" src="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/nov-2015-rain-300x161.png" alt="nov-2015-rain" width="300" height="161" /></a>\r\n\r\nTotal rainfall for the month was 97mm, slightly higher than the long term average (last 30 years) of 91mm.\r\n\r\n<a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/nov-2015-lta-rain.png"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-3701" src="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/nov-2015-lta-rain-300x172.png" alt="nov-2015-lta-rain" width="300" height="172" /></a>\r\n<h3><strong>Groundwater Levels at Idsworth</strong></h3>\r\nThe Company has groundwater records from the Idsworth Estate Well, north of Rowlands Castle, which date back to 1931.  Water levels in the Well, which is entirely unaffected by abstraction, give an accurate indication of the groundwater reserves of the South Downs.  In the winter, levels usually rise in response to rainfall, whilst during the summer, levels recede as any summer rainfall either evaporates or is taken up by trees and plants before reaching the aquifer below.  Levels can fluctuate by as much as 20m.\r\n\r\nThe Groundwater level is usually recorded in metres AOD (Above Ordnance Datum), Ordnance Datum principally being equivalent to sea level.\r\n\r\nIn the Spring of 2015 ground water levels were close to the long term average and have fallen as is normal during the Summer.  Following the rainfall in October and November ground water levels have started to recover and are currently approximately equal the long term average at the end of November. Water levels are anticipated to recover further during the Autumn as rainfall increases.\r\n\r\nThe graph below shows the change in groundwater level over the last twelve months compared to the Long Term Average (last 30 years).\r\n\r\n<a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/nov-2015-idsworth.png"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-3702" src="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/nov-2015-idsworth-300x197.png" alt="nov-2015-idsworth" width="300" height="197" /></a>', 'Water Supply News November 2015', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '3699-revision-v1', '', '', '2015-12-09 10:22:43', '2015-12-09 10:22:43', '', 3699, 'https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/2015/12/09/3699-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0); 
INSERT INTO `wlcj_posts` VALUES (3704, 1, '2015-12-09 10:23:48', '2015-12-09 10:23:48', 'Portsmouth Water has no large raw water storage reservoirs.  It relies almost entirely upon groundwater reserves in the chalk aquifers of the South Downs and abstracts its raw water from wells, boreholes and springs.  It has one river abstraction at Gaters Mill on the River Itchen, a chalk river with a groundwater baseflow.\n\nThose reserves rise and fall with the seasons and so Portsmouth Water pays particular attention to the local hydrogeological data by monitoring rainfall at its Havant Offices, groundwater levels in the chalk at Idsworth on the Hampshire/Sussex border, as well as the total yield from the natural springs at Havant and Bedhampton.\n\nThese resources are monitored on a daily basis and reported upon on a monthly basis.  The information here is therefore at times one month behind the most current situation.\n\nThe information gathered is reproduced here for information purposes; no guarantee is given as to its accuracy.\n<h3><strong>Rainfall at Havant</strong></h3>\nThe Rainfall Records at the Company’s Head Office at Havant date back to 1886.\n\nThe month of November saw approximately 107% of the long term average rainfall for the month.  Rain fell on approximately 80% of the days with the maximum daily rainfall on Thursday 5 November of approximately 19mm.\n\n<a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/nov-2015-rain.png"><img class="aligncenter  wp-image-3700" src="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/nov-2015-rain.png" alt="nov-2015-rain" width="600" /></a>\n\nTotal rainfall for the month was 97mm, slightly higher than the long term average (last 30 years) of 91mm.\n\n<a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/nov-2015-lta-rain.png"><img class="aligncenter  wp-image-3701" src="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/nov-2015-lta-rain.png" alt="nov-2015-lta-rain" width="300" height="172" /></a>\n<h3><strong>Groundwater Levels at Idsworth</strong></h3>\nThe Company has groundwater records from the Idsworth Estate Well, north of Rowlands Castle, which date back to 1931.  Water levels in the Well, which is entirely unaffected by abstraction, give an accurate indication of the groundwater reserves of the South Downs.  In the winter, levels usually rise in response to rainfall, whilst during the summer, levels recede as any summer rainfall either evaporates or is taken up by trees and plants before reaching the aquifer below.  Levels can fluctuate by as much as 20m.\n\nThe Groundwater level is usually recorded in metres AOD (Above Ordnance Datum), Ordnance Datum principally being equivalent to sea level.\n\nIn the Spring of 2015 ground water levels were close to the long term average and have fallen as is normal during the Summer.  Following the rainfall in October and November ground water levels have started to recover and are currently approximately equal the long term average at the end of November. Water levels are anticipated to recover further during the Autumn as rainfall increases.\n\nThe graph below shows the change in groundwater level over the last twelve months compared to the Long Term Average (last 30 years).\n\n<a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/nov-2015-idsworth.png"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-3702" src="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/nov-2015-idsworth-300x197.png" alt="nov-2015-idsworth" width="300" height="197" /></a>', 'Water Supply News November 2015', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '3699-autosave-v1', '', '', '2015-12-09 10:23:48', '2015-12-09 10:23:48', '', 3699, 'https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/2015/12/09/3699-autosave-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0); 
INSERT INTO `wlcj_posts` VALUES (3705, 1, '2015-12-09 10:24:08', '2015-12-09 10:24:08', 'Portsmouth Water has no large raw water storage reservoirs.  It relies almost entirely upon groundwater reserves in the chalk aquifers of the South Downs and abstracts its raw water from wells, boreholes and springs.  It has one river abstraction at Gaters Mill on the River Itchen, a chalk river with a groundwater baseflow.\r\n\r\nThose reserves rise and fall with the seasons and so Portsmouth Water pays particular attention to the local hydrogeological data by monitoring rainfall at its Havant Offices, groundwater levels in the chalk at Idsworth on the Hampshire/Sussex border, as well as the total yield from the natural springs at Havant and Bedhampton.\r\n\r\nThese resources are monitored on a daily basis and reported upon on a monthly basis.  The information here is therefore at times one month behind the most current situation.\r\n\r\nThe information gathered is reproduced here for information purposes; no guarantee is given as to its accuracy.\r\n<h3><strong>Rainfall at Havant</strong></h3>\r\nThe Rainfall Records at the Company’s Head Office at Havant date back to 1886.\r\n\r\nThe month of November saw approximately 107% of the long term average rainfall for the month.  Rain fell on approximately 80% of the days with the maximum daily rainfall on Thursday 5 November of approximately 19mm.\r\n\r\n<a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/nov-2015-rain.png"><img class="aligncenter  wp-image-3700" src="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/nov-2015-rain.png" alt="nov-2015-rain" width="600" /></a>\r\n\r\nTotal rainfall for the month was 97mm, slightly higher than the long term average (last 30 years) of 91mm.\r\n\r\n<a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/nov-2015-lta-rain.png"><img class="aligncenter  wp-image-3701" src="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/nov-2015-lta-rain.png" alt="nov-2015-lta-rain" width="600" /></a>\r\n<h3><strong>Groundwater Levels at Idsworth</strong></h3>\r\nThe Company has groundwater records from the Idsworth Estate Well, north of Rowlands Castle, which date back to 1931.  Water levels in the Well, which is entirely unaffected by abstraction, give an accurate indication of the groundwater reserves of the South Downs.  In the winter, levels usually rise in response to rainfall, whilst during the summer, levels recede as any summer rainfall either evaporates or is taken up by trees and plants before reaching the aquifer below.  Levels can fluctuate by as much as 20m.\r\n\r\nThe Groundwater level is usually recorded in metres AOD (Above Ordnance Datum), Ordnance Datum principally being equivalent to sea level.\r\n\r\nIn the Spring of 2015 ground water levels were close to the long term average and have fallen as is normal during the Summer.  Following the rainfall in October and November ground water levels have started to recover and are currently approximately equal the long term average at the end of November. Water levels are anticipated to recover further during the Autumn as rainfall increases.\r\n\r\nThe graph below shows the change in groundwater level over the last twelve months compared to the Long Term Average (last 30 years).\r\n\r\n<a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/nov-2015-idsworth.png"><img class="aligncenter  wp-image-3702" src="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/nov-2015-idsworth.png" alt="nov-2015-idsworth" width="600"  /></a>', 'Water Supply News November 2015', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '3699-revision-v1', '', '', '2015-12-09 10:24:08', '2015-12-09 10:24:08', '', 3699, 'https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/2015/12/09/3699-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0); 
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INSERT INTO `wlcj_posts` VALUES (3740, 1, '2022-03-28 14:47:58', '2022-03-28 13:47:58', 'NAVs can apply for a site status letter and Point of Connection enquiry report using the application form <a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/NEW-APPOINTMENTS-AND-VARIATIONS-APPLICATION-FORM-FILLABLE-1.pdf">here</a> (keep current link) or by registering as a user for our portal by <a href="https://developers.portsmouthwater.co.uk/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">clicking here</a>', 'Developers', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '2161-autosave-v1', '', '', '2022-03-28 14:47:58', '2022-03-28 13:47:58', '', 2161, 'https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/2015/12/18/2161-autosave-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0); 
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INSERT INTO `wlcj_posts` VALUES (3744, 1, '2015-12-18 09:58:26', '2015-12-18 09:58:26', '<h3>PORTSMOUTH WATER RAISING AWARENESS OF THE RISK TO PUBLIC DRINKING WATER SUPPLIES FROM DOMESTIC HEATING OIL STORAGE</h3>\r\nOver the past ten years local water supplier, Portsmouth Water, has experienced an increasing number of pollution incidents related to the storage of domestic heating oil in the more rural areas of Hampshire and West Sussex. These spillages can be caused by old and faulty tanks, actual/attempted theft, and poor condition or location of tank pipework.\r\n\r\nThe water used for public water supply within the Portsmouth Water area is all sourced from the Chalk aquifers that are found in this area, via boreholes, springs and the groundwater-fed River Itchen.\r\n\r\nIf groundwater becomes polluted it is extremely difficult, and sometimes impossible, to clean it up to its original quality. In the extreme it can lead to Portsmouth Water shutting down sources used for public water supply. There are also environmental risks concerning damage to the many protected areas, such as the South Downs National Park and the Chichester and Langstone Harbours.\r\n\r\nIn response to this ongoing risk, Portsmouth Water has been running an awareness campaign for the past 3 years. Despite this, within weeks of last year’s awareness campaign, Portsmouth Water again experienced a significant oil spill related to the storage of domestic heating oil at a property in very close proximity to a crucial public water supply well. The pipework associated with the storage tank had corroded and subsequently ruptured from an increase in pressure, following the tank being refilled for the winter season. This resulted in nearly 2000 litres of kerosene being released to ground and, consequently, an important drinking water source being put out of operation for 12 months.\r\n\r\nIn addition, the land owner has had to experience significant excavation and ground investigations at their property for many months to remedy the spillage. Fortunately, the homeowner’s insurance covered this work, as the final sum for this work has been significant.\r\n\r\nRod Porteous, Engineering Director at Portsmouth Water, said “We kindly ask our customers that if they store and use heating oil on their property, that they remain vigilant with regards to their heating oil storage tanks and associated pipework. As some accidents can occur despite preventative measures being taken, we also urge that they check with their insurance companies that they are covered with regards to losses of heating oil, as some remedial costs could potentially reach into the hundreds of thousands of pounds.”\r\n\r\nTo view the awareness campaign leaflet or for advice on what to do in the event of an oil spillage at your property please visit our website and click on the Water Quality heading for further information.\r\n\r\nTo download the full press release please <a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/PRESS-RELEASE-Oil-Awareness.pdf">click here</a>\r\n\r\nFor editorial enquiries please contact:\r\nJames Bucknall, Drinking Water Safety Plan Scientist, Portsmouth Water\r\nTel: 02392-249 285, Email: <a href="mailto:j.bucknall@portmsouthwater.co.uk">j.bucknall@portmsouthwater.co.uk</a>', 'Advice on Oil Storage Tanks', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'advice-on-oil-storage-tanks-2', '', '', '2018-08-22 10:31:48', '2018-08-22 09:31:48', '', 0, 'https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/?p=3744', 276, 'post', '', 0); 
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INSERT INTO `wlcj_posts` VALUES (3746, 1, '2015-12-18 09:58:26', '2015-12-18 09:58:26', '<h3>PORTSMOUTH WATER RAISING AWARENESS OF THE RISK TO PUBLIC DRINKING WATER SUPPLIES FROM DOMESTIC HEATING OIL STORAGE</h3>\r\n\r\nOver the past ten years local water supplier, Portsmouth Water, has experienced an increasing number of pollution incidents related to the storage of domestic heating oil in the more rural areas of Hampshire and West Sussex. These spillages can be caused by old and faulty tanks, actual/attempted theft, and poor condition or location of tank pipework.\r\n\r\nThe water used for public water supply within the Portsmouth Water area is all sourced from the Chalk aquifers that are found in this area, via boreholes, springs and the groundwater-fed River Itchen.\r\n\r\nIf groundwater becomes polluted it is extremely difficult, and sometimes impossible, to clean it up to its original quality. In the extreme it can lead to Portsmouth Water shutting down sources used for public water supply. There are also environmental risks concerning damage to the many protected areas, such as the South Downs National Park and the Chichester and Langstone Harbours.\r\n\r\nIn response to this ongoing risk, Portsmouth Water has been running an awareness campaign for the past 3 years. Despite this, within weeks of last year’s awareness campaign, Portsmouth Water again experienced a significant oil spill related to the storage of domestic heating oil at a property in very close proximity to a crucial public water supply well. The pipework associated with the storage tank had corroded and subsequently ruptured from an increase in pressure, following the tank being refilled for the winter season. This resulted in nearly 2000 litres of kerosene being released to ground and, consequently, an important drinking water source being put out of operation for 12 months.\r\n\r\nIn addition, the land owner has had to experience significant excavation and ground investigations at their property for many months to remedy the spillage. Fortunately, the homeowner’s insurance covered this work, as the final sum for this work has been significant.\r\n\r\nRod Porteous, Engineering Director at Portsmouth Water, said “We kindly ask our customers that if they store and use heating oil on their property, that they remain vigilant with regards to their heating oil storage tanks and associated pipework. As some accidents can occur despite preventative measures being taken, we also urge that they check with their insurance companies that they are covered with regards to losses of heating oil, as some remedial costs could potentially reach into the hundreds of thousands of pounds.”\r\n\r\nTo view the awareness campaign leaflet or for advice on what to do in the event of an oil spillage at your property please visit our website and click on the Water Quality heading for further information.\r\n\r\nFor editorial enquiries please contact:\r\nJames Bucknall, Drinking Water Safety Plan Scientist, Portsmouth Water\r\nTel: 02392-249 285, Email: <a href="mailto:j.bucknall@portmsouthwater.co.uk">j.bucknall@portmsouthwater.co.uk</a>', 'Advice on Oil Storage Tanks', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '3744-revision-v1', '', '', '2015-12-18 09:58:26', '2015-12-18 09:58:26', '', 3744, 'https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/2015/12/18/3744-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0); 
INSERT INTO `wlcj_posts` VALUES (3747, 1, '2015-12-18 10:02:10', '2015-12-18 10:02:10', '<h3>PORTSMOUTH WATER RAISING AWARENESS OF THE RISK TO PUBLIC DRINKING WATER SUPPLIES FROM DOMESTIC HEATING OIL STORAGE</h3>\n\nOver the past ten years local water supplier, Portsmouth Water, has experienced an increasing number of pollution incidents related to the storage of domestic heating oil in the more rural areas of Hampshire and West Sussex. These spillages can be caused by old and faulty tanks, actual/attempted theft, and poor condition or location of tank pipework.\n\nThe water used for public water supply within the Portsmouth Water area is all sourced from the Chalk aquifers that are found in this area, via boreholes, springs and the groundwater-fed River Itchen.\n\nIf groundwater becomes polluted it is extremely difficult, and sometimes impossible, to clean it up to its original quality. In the extreme it can lead to Portsmouth Water shutting down sources used for public water supply. There are also environmental risks concerning damage to the many protected areas, such as the South Downs National Park and the Chichester and Langstone Harbours.\n\nIn response to this ongoing risk, Portsmouth Water has been running an awareness campaign for the past 3 years. Despite this, within weeks of last year’s awareness campaign, Portsmouth Water again experienced a significant oil spill related to the storage of domestic heating oil at a property in very close proximity to a crucial public water supply well. The pipework associated with the storage tank had corroded and subsequently ruptured from an increase in pressure, following the tank being refilled for the winter season. This resulted in nearly 2000 litres of kerosene being released to ground and, consequently, an important drinking water source being put out of operation for 12 months.\n\nIn addition, the land owner has had to experience significant excavation and ground investigations at their property for many months to remedy the spillage. Fortunately, the homeowner’s insurance covered this work, as the final sum for this work has been significant.\n\nRod Porteous, Engineering Director at Portsmouth Water, said “We kindly ask our customers that if they store and use heating oil on their property, that they remain vigilant with regards to their heating oil storage tanks and associated pipework. As some accidents can occur despite preventative measures being taken, we also urge that they check with their insurance companies that they are covered with regards to losses of heating oil, as some remedial costs could potentially reach into the hundreds of thousands of pounds.”\n\nTo view the awareness campaign leaflet or for advice on what to do in the event of an oil spillage at your property please visit our website and click on the Water Quality heading for further information.\n\nTo download the full press release please click here\n\nTo download the Oil Storage Leaflet, <a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/oil-storage-leaflet-2015.pdf" target="_blank">click here</a>\n\nFor editorial enquiries please contact:\nJames Bucknall, Drinking Water Safety Plan Scientist, Portsmouth Water\nTel: 02392-249 285, Email: <a href="mailto:j.bucknall@portmsouthwater.co.uk">j.bucknall@portmsouthwater.co.uk</a>', 'Advice on Oil Storage Tanks', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '3744-autosave-v1', '', '', '2015-12-18 10:02:10', '2015-12-18 10:02:10', '', 3744, 'https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/2015/12/18/3744-autosave-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0); 
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INSERT INTO `wlcj_posts` VALUES (3749, 1, '2015-12-18 10:03:01', '2015-12-18 10:03:01', '<h3>PORTSMOUTH WATER RAISING AWARENESS OF THE RISK TO PUBLIC DRINKING WATER SUPPLIES FROM DOMESTIC HEATING OIL STORAGE</h3>\r\n\r\nOver the past ten years local water supplier, Portsmouth Water, has experienced an increasing number of pollution incidents related to the storage of domestic heating oil in the more rural areas of Hampshire and West Sussex. These spillages can be caused by old and faulty tanks, actual/attempted theft, and poor condition or location of tank pipework.\r\n\r\nThe water used for public water supply within the Portsmouth Water area is all sourced from the Chalk aquifers that are found in this area, via boreholes, springs and the groundwater-fed River Itchen.\r\n\r\nIf groundwater becomes polluted it is extremely difficult, and sometimes impossible, to clean it up to its original quality. In the extreme it can lead to Portsmouth Water shutting down sources used for public water supply. There are also environmental risks concerning damage to the many protected areas, such as the South Downs National Park and the Chichester and Langstone Harbours.\r\n\r\nIn response to this ongoing risk, Portsmouth Water has been running an awareness campaign for the past 3 years. Despite this, within weeks of last year’s awareness campaign, Portsmouth Water again experienced a significant oil spill related to the storage of domestic heating oil at a property in very close proximity to a crucial public water supply well. The pipework associated with the storage tank had corroded and subsequently ruptured from an increase in pressure, following the tank being refilled for the winter season. This resulted in nearly 2000 litres of kerosene being released to ground and, consequently, an important drinking water source being put out of operation for 12 months.\r\n\r\nIn addition, the land owner has had to experience significant excavation and ground investigations at their property for many months to remedy the spillage. Fortunately, the homeowner’s insurance covered this work, as the final sum for this work has been significant.\r\n\r\nRod Porteous, Engineering Director at Portsmouth Water, said “We kindly ask our customers that if they store and use heating oil on their property, that they remain vigilant with regards to their heating oil storage tanks and associated pipework. As some accidents can occur despite preventative measures being taken, we also urge that they check with their insurance companies that they are covered with regards to losses of heating oil, as some remedial costs could potentially reach into the hundreds of thousands of pounds.”\r\n\r\nTo view the awareness campaign leaflet or for advice on what to do in the event of an oil spillage at your property please visit our website and click on the Water Quality heading for further information.\r\n\r\nTo download the full press release please <a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/PRESS-RELEASE-Oil-Awareness.pdf">click here</a>\r\n\r\nTo download the Oil Storage Leaflet, <a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/oil-storage-leaflet-2015.pdf" target="_blank">click here</a>\r\n\r\nFor editorial enquiries please contact:\r\nJames Bucknall, Drinking Water Safety Plan Scientist, Portsmouth Water\r\nTel: 02392-249 285, Email: <a href="mailto:j.bucknall@portmsouthwater.co.uk">j.bucknall@portmsouthwater.co.uk</a>', 'Advice on Oil Storage Tanks', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '3744-revision-v1', '', '', '2015-12-18 10:03:01', '2015-12-18 10:03:01', '', 3744, 'https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/2015/12/18/3744-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0); 
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INSERT INTO `wlcj_posts` VALUES (3819, 1, '2016-01-14 15:15:14', '2016-01-14 15:15:14', 'Portsmouth Water has no large raw water storage reservoirs. It relies almost entirely upon groundwater reserves in the chalk aquifers of the South Downs and abstracts its raw water from wells, boreholes and springs. It has one river abstraction at Gaters Mill on the River Itchen, a chalk river with a groundwater baseflow.\r\n\r\nThose reserves rise and fall with the seasons and so Portsmouth Water pays particular attention to the local hydrogeological data by monitoring rainfall at its Havant Offices, groundwater levels in the chalk at Idsworth on the Hampshire/Sussex border, as well as the total yield from the natural springs at Havant and Bedhampton.\r\n\r\nThese resources are monitored on a daily basis and reported upon on a monthly basis. The information here is therefore at times one month behind the most current situation.\r\n\r\nThe information gathered is reproduced here for information purposes; no guarantee is given as to its accuracy.\r\n<h3><strong>Rainfall at Havant</strong></h3>\r\nThe Rainfall Records at the Company’s Head Office at Havant date back to 1886.\r\n\r\nThe month of December saw approximately 68% of the long term average rainfall for the month. Rain fell on approximately 87% of the days with the maximum daily rainfall on Thursday 10 December of approximately 14mm.\r\n\r\n<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3820" src="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/drfh.jpg" alt="drfh" width="599" height="322" />\r\n\r\nTotal rainfall for the month was 66mm, lower than the long term average (last 30 years) of 88mm.\r\n\r\n<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3821" src="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/rh.jpg" alt="rh" width="595" height="341" />\r\n<h3><strong>Groundwater Levels at Idsworth</strong></h3>\r\nThe Company has groundwater records from the Idsworth Estate Well, north of Rowlands Castle, which date back to 1931. Water levels in the Well, which is entirely unaffected by abstraction, give an accurate indication of the groundwater reserves of the South Downs. In the winter, levels usually rise in response to rainfall, whilst during the summer, levels recede as any summer rainfall either evaporates or is taken up by trees and plants before reaching the aquifer below. Levels can fluctuate by as much as 20m.\r\n\r\nThe Groundwater level is usually recorded in metres AOD (Above Ordnance Datum), Ordnance Datum principally being equivalent to sea level.\r\n\r\nIn the Spring of 2015 ground water levels were close to the long term average and have fallen as is normal during the Summer. Following the rainfall in October and November ground water levels have started to recover and are now slightly higher (800mm) than the long term average at the end of December. Water levels are anticipated to recover further during the Winter as rainfall continues.\r\n\r\nThe graph below shows the change in groundwater level over the last twelve months compared to the Long Term Average (last 30 years).\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3822" src="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/iwl.jpg" alt="iwl" width="584" height="389" />', 'Water Supply News December 2015', '', 'draft', 'open', 'open', '', 'water-supply-news-december-2015', '', '', '2022-11-03 11:25:56', '2022-11-03 11:25:56', '', 0, 'https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/?p=3819', 274, 'post', '', 0); 
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INSERT INTO `wlcj_posts` VALUES (3823, 1, '2016-01-14 15:15:14', '2016-01-14 15:15:14', 'Portsmouth Water has no large raw water storage reservoirs. It relies almost entirely upon groundwater reserves in the chalk aquifers of the South Downs and abstracts its raw water from wells, boreholes and springs. It has one river abstraction at Gaters Mill on the River Itchen, a chalk river with a groundwater baseflow.\r\n\r\nThose reserves rise and fall with the seasons and so Portsmouth Water pays particular attention to the local hydrogeological data by monitoring rainfall at its Havant Offices, groundwater levels in the chalk at Idsworth on the Hampshire/Sussex border, as well as the total yield from the natural springs at Havant and Bedhampton.\r\n\r\nThese resources are monitored on a daily basis and reported upon on a monthly basis. The information here is therefore at times one month behind the most current situation.\r\n\r\nThe information gathered is reproduced here for information purposes; no guarantee is given as to its accuracy.\r\n<h3><strong>Rainfall at Havant</strong></h3>\r\nThe Rainfall Records at the Company’s Head Office at Havant date back to 1886.\r\n\r\nThe month of December saw approximately 68% of the long term average rainfall for the month. Rain fell on approximately 87% of the days with the maximum daily rainfall on Thursday 10 December of approximately 14mm.\r\n\r\n<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3820" src="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/drfh.jpg" alt="drfh" width="599" height="322" />\r\n\r\nTotal rainfall for the month was 66mm, lower than the long term average (last 30 years) of 88mm.\r\n\r\n<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3821" src="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/rh.jpg" alt="rh" width="595" height="341" />\r\n<h3><strong>Groundwater Levels at Idsworth</strong></h3>\r\nThe Company has groundwater records from the Idsworth Estate Well, north of Rowlands Castle, which date back to 1931. Water levels in the Well, which is entirely unaffected by abstraction, give an accurate indication of the groundwater reserves of the South Downs. In the winter, levels usually rise in response to rainfall, whilst during the summer, levels recede as any summer rainfall either evaporates or is taken up by trees and plants before reaching the aquifer below. Levels can fluctuate by as much as 20m.\r\n\r\nThe Groundwater level is usually recorded in metres AOD (Above Ordnance Datum), Ordnance Datum principally being equivalent to sea level.\r\n\r\nIn the Spring of 2015 ground water levels were close to the long term average and have fallen as is normal during the Summer. Following the rainfall in October and November ground water levels have started to recover and are now slightly higher (800mm) than the long term average at the end of December. Water levels are anticipated to recover further during the Winter as rainfall continues.\r\n\r\nThe graph below shows the change in groundwater level over the last twelve months compared to the Long Term Average (last 30 years).\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3822" src="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/iwl.jpg" alt="iwl" width="584" height="389" />', 'Water Supply News December 2015', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '3819-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-01-14 15:15:14', '2016-01-14 15:15:14', '', 3819, 'https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/2016/01/14/3819-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0); 
INSERT INTO `wlcj_posts` VALUES (3824, 1, '2016-01-11 08:00:35', '2016-01-11 08:00:35', 'The Board of Portsmouth Water have today, 11 January 2016,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>informed its economic regulator Ofwat, that it is in a position to assure that its Charges Schemes for 2016/17 will be published by 1 February 2016 and that these will comply with its regulatory requirements.\r\n\r\nThe letter also quantifies the price changes its customers will see in their water bills from 1 July 2016.\r\n\r\n<a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Letter-of-Assurance-from-Portsmouth-Water-Board-11-January-20161.pdf">Letter of Assurance from Portsmouth Water Board 11 January 2016</a>', 'Charges Schemes 2016/17', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'charges-schemes-201617', '', '', '2016-01-14 15:35:43', '2016-01-14 15:35:43', '', 0, 'https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/?p=3824', 275, 'post', '', 0); 
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INSERT INTO `wlcj_posts` VALUES (3829, 1, '2016-01-15 11:03:28', '2016-01-15 11:03:28', 'The Board of Portsmouth Water have today, 14 January 2016, published its wholesale charges scheme for 2016/17.\r\n\r\nThe majority of charges stated in the document apply for 1 July 2016.  General charges, shown on page 10, apply from 1 April 2016.\r\n\r\nA template issued by Ofwat, the economic regulator is also available for download.\r\n\r\n<a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/SOC_WHOLESALE_2016-17.pdf" target="_blank">Wholesale Charges Schemes 2016/17</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/PRT-wholesale-charges-2016-17-Ofwat-template.xlsx" target="_blank">PRT wholesale charges 2016-17 - Ofwat template</a>', 'Wholesale Charges Schemes 2016/17', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'wholesale-charges-schemes-201617', '', '', '2016-01-15 11:05:12', '2016-01-15 11:05:12', '', 0, 'https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/?p=3829', 273, 'post', '', 0); 
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INSERT INTO `wlcj_posts` VALUES (3848, 1, '2016-01-19 11:14:01', '2016-01-19 11:14:01', '<h2>Consultation on Portsmouth Water’s Draft Audit Plan – the Monitoring Framework</h2>\r\nFollowing consultation before Christmas on its data assurance processes Portsmouth Water are now asking its customers to comment on its non-financial audit plan for 2015/16.\r\n<strong>The date for responses is 4 February 2016.</strong>\r\nIf you have any comments on the consultation or more generally on the documents we provide for our customers, please contact the Company\r\n\r\n<a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Draft-Assurance-Plan-v2.docx">Draft Assurance Plan v2</a>', 'Consultation on Portsmouth Water’s Draft Audit Plan – the Monitoring Framework', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'consultation-on-portsmouth-waters-draft-audit-plan-the-monitoring-framework', '', '', '2016-01-19 11:14:01', '2016-01-19 11:14:01', '', 0, 'https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/?p=3848', 272, 'post', '', 0); 
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INSERT INTO `wlcj_posts` VALUES (3959, 1, '2016-02-10 17:00:55', '2016-02-10 17:00:55', '<h2>JANUARY 2016</h2>\r\nPortsmouth Water has no large raw water storage reservoirs.  It relies almost entirely upon groundwater reserves in the chalk aquifers of the South Downs and abstracts its raw water from wells, boreholes and springs.  It has one river abstraction at Gaters Mill on the River Itchen, a chalk river with a groundwater baseflow.\r\n\r\nThose reserves rise and fall with the seasons and so Portsmouth Water pays particular attention to the local hydrogeological data by monitoring rainfall at its Havant Offices, groundwater levels in the chalk at Idsworth on the Hampshire/Sussex border, as well as the total yield from the natural springs at Havant and Bedhampton.\r\n\r\nThese resources are monitored on a daily basis and reported upon on a monthly basis.  The information here is therefore at times one month behind the most current situation.\r\n\r\nThe information gathered is reproduced here for information purposes; no guarantee is given as to its accuracy.\r\n<h2>Rainfall at Havant</h2>\r\nThe Rainfall Records at the Company’s Head Office at Havant date back to 1886.\r\n\r\nThe month of January saw approximately 190% of the long term average rainfall for the month.  Rain fell on approximately 80% of the days with the maximum daily rainfall on Sunday 10 January of approximately 24mm.\r\n\r\n<a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/rain.png"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-3960" src="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/rain-1024x550.png" alt="rain" width="1024" height="550" /></a>\r\n\r\nTotal rainfall for the month was 162mm, lower than the long term average (last 30 years) of 85mm.\r\n\r\n<a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/rain2.png"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-3961" src="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/rain2-1024x587.png" alt="rain2" width="1024" height="587" /></a>\r\n<h2>Groundwater Levels at Idsworth</h2>\r\nThe Company has groundwater records from the Idsworth Estate Well, north of Rowlands Castle, which date back to 1931.  Water levels in the Well, which is entirely unaffected by abstraction, give an accurate indication of the groundwater reserves of the South Downs.  In the winter, levels usually rise in response to rainfall, whilst during the summer, levels recede as any summer rainfall either evaporates or is taken up by trees and plants before reaching the aquifer below.  Levels can fluctuate by as much as 20m.\r\n\r\nThe Groundwater level is usually recorded in metres AOD (Above Ordnance Datum), Ordnance Datum principally being equivalent to sea level.\r\n\r\nAt the end of December groundwater levels were close to the long term average as a result of average Autumnal rainfall.  The high rain fall of January has seen groundwater levels rise approximately 6m above the long term average and therefore considered to be ‘high’ in comparison to the average levels.\r\n\r\nThe graph below shows the change in groundwater level over the last twelve months compared to the Long Term Average (last 30 years).\r\n\r\n<a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/idsworth-jan-2016.png"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-4133" src="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/idsworth-jan-2016-1024x682.png" alt="idsworth-jan-2016" width="1024" height="682" /></a>', 'Water Supply News January 2016', '', 'draft', 'open', 'open', '', 'water-supply-news-january-2016', '', '', '2022-11-03 11:25:56', '2022-11-03 11:25:56', '', 0, 'https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/?p=3959', 268, 'post', '', 0); 
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INSERT INTO `wlcj_posts` VALUES (3962, 1, '2016-02-10 17:00:55', '2016-02-10 17:00:55', '<h2>JANUARY 2016</h2>\r\nPortsmouth Water has no large raw water storage reservoirs.  It relies almost entirely upon groundwater reserves in the chalk aquifers of the South Downs and abstracts its raw water from wells, boreholes and springs.  It has one river abstraction at Gaters Mill on the River Itchen, a chalk river with a groundwater baseflow.\r\n\r\nThose reserves rise and fall with the seasons and so Portsmouth Water pays particular attention to the local hydrogeological data by monitoring rainfall at its Havant Offices, groundwater levels in the chalk at Idsworth on the Hampshire/Sussex border, as well as the total yield from the natural springs at Havant and Bedhampton.\r\n\r\nThese resources are monitored on a daily basis and reported upon on a monthly basis.  The information here is therefore at times one month behind the most current situation.\r\n\r\nThe information gathered is reproduced here for information purposes; no guarantee is given as to its accuracy.\r\n<h2>Rainfall at Havant</h2>\r\nThe Rainfall Records at the Company’s Head Office at Havant date back to 1886.\r\n\r\nThe month of January saw approximately 190% of the long term average rainfall for the month.  Rain fell on approximately 80% of the days with the maximum daily rainfall on Sunday 10 January of approximately 24mm.\r\n\r\n<a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/rain.png"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-3960" src="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/rain-1024x550.png" alt="rain" width="1024" height="550" /></a>\r\n\r\nTotal rainfall for the month was 162mm, lower than the long term average (last 30 years) of 85mm.\r\n\r\n<a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/rain2.png"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-3961" src="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/rain2-1024x587.png" alt="rain2" width="1024" height="587" /></a>\r\n<h2>Groundwater Levels at Idsworth</h2>\r\nThe Company has groundwater records from the Idsworth Estate Well, north of Rowlands Castle, which date back to 1931.  Water levels in the Well, which is entirely unaffected by abstraction, give an accurate indication of the groundwater reserves of the South Downs.  In the winter, levels usually rise in response to rainfall, whilst during the summer, levels recede as any summer rainfall either evaporates or is taken up by trees and plants before reaching the aquifer below.  Levels can fluctuate by as much as 20m.\r\n\r\nThe Groundwater level is usually recorded in metres AOD (Above Ordnance Datum), Ordnance Datum principally being equivalent to sea level.\r\n\r\nAt the end of December groundwater levels were close to the long term average as a result of average Autumnal rainfall.  The high rain fall of January has seen groundwater levels rise approximately 6m above the long term average and therefore considered to be ‘high’ in comparison to the average levels.\r\n\r\nThe graph below shows the change in groundwater level over the last twelve months compared to the Long Term Average (last 30 years).\r\n\r\n&nbsp;', '', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '3959-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-02-10 17:00:55', '2016-02-10 17:00:55', '', 3959, 'https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/2016/02/10/3959-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0); 
INSERT INTO `wlcj_posts` VALUES (3963, 1, '2016-02-10 17:01:54', '2016-02-10 17:01:54', '<h2>JANUARY 2016</h2>\r\nPortsmouth Water has no large raw water storage reservoirs.  It relies almost entirely upon groundwater reserves in the chalk aquifers of the South Downs and abstracts its raw water from wells, boreholes and springs.  It has one river abstraction at Gaters Mill on the River Itchen, a chalk river with a groundwater baseflow.\r\n\r\nThose reserves rise and fall with the seasons and so Portsmouth Water pays particular attention to the local hydrogeological data by monitoring rainfall at its Havant Offices, groundwater levels in the chalk at Idsworth on the Hampshire/Sussex border, as well as the total yield from the natural springs at Havant and Bedhampton.\r\n\r\nThese resources are monitored on a daily basis and reported upon on a monthly basis.  The information here is therefore at times one month behind the most current situation.\r\n\r\nThe information gathered is reproduced here for information purposes; no guarantee is given as to its accuracy.\r\n<h2>Rainfall at Havant</h2>\r\nThe Rainfall Records at the Company’s Head Office at Havant date back to 1886.\r\n\r\nThe month of January saw approximately 190% of the long term average rainfall for the month.  Rain fell on approximately 80% of the days with the maximum daily rainfall on Sunday 10 January of approximately 24mm.\r\n\r\n<a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/rain.png"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-3960" src="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/rain-1024x550.png" alt="rain" width="1024" height="550" /></a>\r\n\r\nTotal rainfall for the month was 162mm, lower than the long term average (last 30 years) of 85mm.\r\n\r\n<a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/rain2.png"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-3961" src="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/rain2-1024x587.png" alt="rain2" width="1024" height="587" /></a>\r\n<h2>Groundwater Levels at Idsworth</h2>\r\nThe Company has groundwater records from the Idsworth Estate Well, north of Rowlands Castle, which date back to 1931.  Water levels in the Well, which is entirely unaffected by abstraction, give an accurate indication of the groundwater reserves of the South Downs.  In the winter, levels usually rise in response to rainfall, whilst during the summer, levels recede as any summer rainfall either evaporates or is taken up by trees and plants before reaching the aquifer below.  Levels can fluctuate by as much as 20m.\r\n\r\nThe Groundwater level is usually recorded in metres AOD (Above Ordnance Datum), Ordnance Datum principally being equivalent to sea level.\r\n\r\nAt the end of December groundwater levels were close to the long term average as a result of average Autumnal rainfall.  The high rain fall of January has seen groundwater levels rise approximately 6m above the long term average and therefore considered to be ‘high’ in comparison to the average levels.\r\n\r\nThe graph below shows the change in groundwater level over the last twelve months compared to the Long Term Average (last 30 years).\r\n\r\n&nbsp;', 'Water Supply News January 2016', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '3959-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-02-10 17:01:54', '2016-02-10 17:01:54', '', 3959, 'https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/2016/02/10/3959-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0); 
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INSERT INTO `wlcj_posts` VALUES (3996, 1, '2016-02-19 15:47:35', '2016-02-19 15:47:35', 'Plans showing the location of our water mains and other services are available for developers, utilities and other companies and individuals that want to use them. These records show approximate locations of pipelines and other associated apparatus and you can request copies of this information for use in relation to your development / street works site.\r\n\r\nIf you are a statutory utility then this information will be supplied free of charge. For non-statutory enquiries we make a charge of £30 + VAT (Total £36)\r\n\r\nTo make this process simpler and quicker, Portsmouth Water have changed the way we manage these requests – we are now working in partnership with LinesearchbeforeUdig (LSBUD) which means that most requests can be responded to automatically.<strong> </strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>Please submit your enquiry via the Linesearch website at </strong><strong><a href="https://www.linesearchbeforeudig.co.uk/">https://www.linesearchbeforeudig.co.uk/</a></strong>\r\n\r\nFor escalation enquiries on warning symbols, please be advised that we will endeavour to respond to your enquiry within 5 working days.  <strong>If your enquiry is urgent</strong>, please call us on 02392 449082 quoting your LSBUD reference number and warning symbol reference number.\r\n\r\n[one_second]\r\n\r\n<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-4005" src="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/PW-Devel-Web-update_REV2-3.jpg" alt="PW-Devel-Web-update_REV2-3" width="800" height="715" />\r\n\r\n[/one_second]\r\n\r\n[one_second]\r\n\r\n<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-4007" src="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/PW-Devel-Web-update_REV2-3a.jpg" alt="PW-Devel-Web-update_REV2-3a" width="800" height="718" />\r\n\r\n[/one_second]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;', 'Underground Asset Enquiries', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'underground-asset-enquiries', '', '', '2020-04-03 12:21:53', '2020-04-03 11:21:53', '', 2161, 'https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/?page_id=3996', 2, 'page', '', 0); 
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INSERT INTO `wlcj_posts` VALUES (4011, 1, '2016-02-19 15:50:29', '2016-02-19 15:50:29', '<strong>Plans showing the location of our water mains and other services are available on request from Asset Enquiries TEAM</strong>\n\nThese records show approximate locations of pipelines and other associated apparatus and you can request copies of this information for use in relation to your house/development site.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n[one_second]\n\n<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-4005" src="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/PW-Devel-Web-update_REV2-3.jpg" alt="PW-Devel-Web-update_REV2-3" width="800" height="715" />\n\n[/one_second]\n\n[one_second]\n\n<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-4007" src="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/PW-Devel-Web-update_REV2-3a.jpg" alt="PW-Devel-Web-update_REV2-3a" width="800" height="718" />\n\n[/one_second]\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<strong>What do I/we need to do?</strong>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style="text-align: left;">\n<h2>1</h2>\n</td>\n<td></td>\n<td style="text-align: left;"><strong>Contact</strong> - The Asset Enquires Team by phone on 023 9244 9082\nby email <a href="mailto:asset.enquiries@portsmouthwater.co.uk">asset.enquiries@portsmouthwater.co.uk</a>\nor by post at PO Box 8, West Street, Havant, PO9 1LG – to discuss your requirements.</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h2>2</h2>\n</td>\n<td></td>\n<td style="text-align: left;"><strong>Payment</strong> - If you are a statutory utility then this information will be supplied free of charge.\nFor non-statutory enquiries we make a charge of £30 + VAT (Total £36)\nAlternatively our records can be viewed at our offices free of charge. Our opening hours are Monday to Friday 8.30am to 4.30pm.\nPayment can be made by cheque made payable to Portsmouth Water Ltd or debit/credit card or by BACS.</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h2>3</h2>\n</td>\n<td></td>\n<td style="text-align: left;"><strong>Information required by us </strong>- You will need to supply us with:\n<ul>\n	<li>The site address, post code or grid co-ordinates.</li>\n	<li>A location plan or sketch</li>\n</ul>\n</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h2>4</h2>\n</td>\n<td></td>\n<td style="text-align: left;"><strong>We will provide you with</strong> - A copy of our plans either as:\n<ul>\n	<li>PDF version via email</li>\n	<li>A4 or A3 sized paper copy. <em>Note for larger sizes additional charges may apply.</em></li>\n</ul>\n</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<h3>Information will be despatched within 14 days.</h3>', 'Underground Asset Enquiries', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '3996-autosave-v1', '', '', '2016-02-19 15:50:29', '2016-02-19 15:50:29', '', 3996, 'https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/2016/02/19/3996-autosave-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0); 
INSERT INTO `wlcj_posts` VALUES (4012, 1, '2016-02-19 15:50:53', '2016-02-19 15:50:53', '<strong>Plans showing the location of our water mains and other services are available on request from Asset Enquiries TEAM</strong>\r\n\r\nThese records show approximate locations of pipelines and other associated apparatus and you can request copies of this information for use in relation to your house/development site.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[one_second]\r\n\r\n<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-4005" src="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/PW-Devel-Web-update_REV2-3.jpg" alt="PW-Devel-Web-update_REV2-3" width="800" height="715" />\r\n\r\n[/one_second]\r\n\r\n[one_second]\r\n\r\n<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-4007" src="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/PW-Devel-Web-update_REV2-3a.jpg" alt="PW-Devel-Web-update_REV2-3a" width="800" height="718" />\r\n\r\n[/one_second]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>What do I/we need to do?</strong>\r\n<table>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style="text-align: left;">\r\n<h2>1</h2>\r\n</td>\r\n<td style="text-align: left;"><strong>Contact</strong> - The Asset Enquires Team by phone on 023 9244 9082\r\nby email <a href="mailto:asset.enquiries@portsmouthwater.co.uk">asset.enquiries@portsmouthwater.co.uk</a>\r\nor by post at PO Box 8, West Street, Havant, PO9 1LG – to discuss your requirements.</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<h2>2</h2>\r\n</td>\r\n<td style="text-align: left;"><strong>Payment</strong> - If you are a statutory utility then this information will be supplied free of charge.\r\nFor non-statutory enquiries we make a charge of £30 + VAT (Total £36)\r\nAlternatively our records can be viewed at our offices free of charge. Our opening hours are Monday to Friday 8.30am to 4.30pm.\r\nPayment can be made by cheque made payable to Portsmouth Water Ltd or debit/credit card or by BACS.</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<h2>3</h2>\r\n</td>\r\n<td style="text-align: left;"><strong>Information required by us </strong>- You will need to supply us with:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>The site address, post code or grid co-ordinates.</li>\r\n	<li>A location plan or sketch</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<h2>4</h2>\r\n</td>\r\n<td style="text-align: left;"><strong>We will provide you with</strong> - A copy of our plans either as:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>PDF version via email</li>\r\n	<li>A4 or A3 sized paper copy. <em>Note for larger sizes additional charges may apply.</em></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<h3>Information will be despatched within 14 days.</h3>', 'Underground Asset Enquiries', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '3996-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-02-19 15:50:53', '2016-02-19 15:50:53', '', 3996, 'https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/2016/02/19/3996-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0); 
INSERT INTO `wlcj_posts` VALUES (4013, 1, '2016-02-19 15:52:00', '2016-02-19 15:52:00', '<strong>Plans showing the location of our water mains and other services are available on request from Asset Enquiries TEAM</strong>\r\n\r\nThese records show approximate locations of pipelines and other associated apparatus and you can request copies of this information for use in relation to your house/development site.\r\n\r\n\r\n[one_second]\r\n\r\n<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-4005" src="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/PW-Devel-Web-update_REV2-3.jpg" alt="PW-Devel-Web-update_REV2-3" width="800" height="715" />\r\n\r\n[/one_second]\r\n\r\n[one_second]\r\n\r\n<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-4007" src="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/PW-Devel-Web-update_REV2-3a.jpg" alt="PW-Devel-Web-update_REV2-3a" width="800" height="718" />\r\n\r\n[/one_second]\r\n\r\n\r\n<strong>What do I/we need to do?</strong>\r\n<table>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style="text-align: left;">\r\n<h2>1</h2>\r\n</td>\r\n<td style="text-align: left;"><strong>Contact</strong> - The Asset Enquires Team by phone on 023 9244 9082\r\nby email <a href="mailto:asset.enquiries@portsmouthwater.co.uk">asset.enquiries@portsmouthwater.co.uk</a>\r\nor by post at PO Box 8, West Street, Havant, PO9 1LG – to discuss your requirements.</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<h2>2</h2>\r\n</td>\r\n<td style="text-align: left;"><strong>Payment</strong> - If you are a statutory utility then this information will be supplied free of charge.\r\nFor non-statutory enquiries we make a charge of £30 + VAT (Total £36)\r\nAlternatively our records can be viewed at our offices free of charge. Our opening hours are Monday to Friday 8.30am to 4.30pm.\r\nPayment can be made by cheque made payable to Portsmouth Water Ltd or debit/credit card or by BACS.</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<h2>3</h2>\r\n</td>\r\n<td style="text-align: left;"><strong>Information required by us </strong>- You will need to supply us with:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>The site address, post code or grid co-ordinates.</li>\r\n	<li>A location plan or sketch</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<h2>4</h2>\r\n</td>\r\n<td style="text-align: left;"><strong>We will provide you with</strong> - A copy of our plans either as:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>PDF version via email</li>\r\n	<li>A4 or A3 sized paper copy. <em>Note for larger sizes additional charges may apply.</em></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<h3>Information will be despatched within 14 days.</h3>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;', 'Underground Asset Enquiries', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '3996-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-02-19 15:52:00', '2016-02-19 15:52:00', '', 3996, 'https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/2016/02/19/3996-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0); 
INSERT INTO `wlcj_posts` VALUES (4016, 1, '2016-02-19 16:08:27', '2016-02-19 16:08:27', 'If you wish to enquire about a pre-development please complete and return our <a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/PRE-DEVELOPMENT-ENQUIRY-APPLICATION-FORM_FILLABLE.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pre-development enquiry application form by clicking here</a>.\r\n\r\nIf you wish to apply for a Mains Requisition please complete and return our new <a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/NEW-MAINS-REQUISITION-APPLICATION-FORM_FILLABLE.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">mains requisition application form by clicking here</a>.\r\n<h2>Arranging a mains extension</h2>\r\nDevelopments of a certain size may require a water mains extension.  The design and installation of which is normally undertaken by us.  We will offer you terms and conditions which includes the ability for the developer to install the mains and services to our design if undertaken using an accredited self-lay provider.\r\n\r\n<img class="alignright wp-image-4018" src="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/developments.jpg" alt="developments" width="261" height="372" />To arrange for mains extensions on a new development please complete an Advance Payment Form, which can be downloaded by <a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Advance-Payment-Form.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">clicking here</a>. A payment also needs to be included of the amount quoted in our Scheme of Charges (found on Our Promise page) on page 15 under Pre-development enquires.\r\n<h4><strong>In addition we will require the following:</strong></h4>\r\nTwo no. 1:500 (or larger) true-to-scale plans, showing the layout of the development including positions of all buildings, roads, plot numbers, utility strips / footpaths and widths. These must be free of colour, dark shading or any proposed service layouts. They should also include a scaling pole and have contours and spot-level layers removed. In addition, the drawings need to show existing infrastructure to enable us to accurately plot our existing mains. If these drawings are to be emailed, they should be compatible with Autocad 2010 or PDF and saved to scale at your end.\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>A plan marked up to indicate the extent of the highway to be adopted by the Local Authority</li>\r\n 	<li>A plan of the drainage layout including details of any permeable drainage areas</li>\r\n 	<li>Information on the type of development i.e. domestic, commercial, mixed?</li>\r\n 	<li>Estimated number of units and any proposed phasing?</li>\r\n 	<li>Approximate date of planning consent?</li>\r\n 	<li>Anticipated date when a start will be made?</li>\r\n 	<li>For any non-domestic units, the peak flow and pressure demand</li>\r\n 	<li>A detailed site history report (desk study), setting out all former uses of the site, including a full sequence of historic maps</li>\r\n 	<li>Details of the location of any current or former fuel / oil storage tanks, chemical storage areas or tanks, and any other potentially contaminative uses on or adjacent to the site</li>\r\n 	<li>Details of the initial pre-development site walkover survey identifying any areas of fly tipping, fuel / oil staining, fires sites etc.</li>\r\n 	<li>A site investigation report including logs of investigation holes and chemical analysis results. Please note that to avoid delay in the processing of your application;\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>The Site investigation locations must be targeted to any areas of potential contamination, and / or madeground, but also provide good site coverage of the area across which the water mains are to be laid. If there is insufficient targeted investigation to assess the risk as to whether contamination may be present at the site which could pose a risk to drinking water pipes, then additional site investigation information will be requested.</li>\r\n 	<li>The samples submitted for chemical analysis as part of the site investigation must be representative of where the pipes will be laid including samples taken of the topsoil, madeground and down to the planned pipe depth (usually 1m).</li>\r\n 	<li>The laboratory analysis suite must include any contaminants identified as potentially present by the site history (desk study). As a minimum, even on a site described as ‘green field’ the analysis should include banded Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons and speciated Poly Aromatic Hydrocarbons.</li>\r\n 	<li>Samples must tested in an accredited laboratory (e.g. UKAS &amp; MCERTS). The detection limit for the test must be no higher than that specified in the <a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Portsmouth-Water-Screening-Criteria.pdf">Portsmouth Water Screening Criteria for the Use of PE Pipes</a></li>\r\n 	<li>Details of any proposed contamination remediation.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nOnce these have been received we will be pleased to offer you terms for the mains extension.\r\n\r\n<em><u>Please note</u>; Contaminants such as oils and solvents can permeate through certain types of water pipe. It is the responsibility of the developer to provide comprehensive and robust information on the potential for contamination to be present at the site, as described above. Portsmouth Water will then use the information supplied to determine the appropriate pipe material to be used in the construction of drinking water mains at the new development site.</em>\r\n\r\nPortsmouth Water\'s Design and Construction Specification can be <a href="/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/PRT-DCS.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">found here</a>.\r\n\r\nPlease note that Statement of Costs for new build properties on developments where a new main has been requisitioned will only be released once the newly laid main has been commissioned and any easements on the land completed.\r\n\r\nWe also offer an Initial Enquiry for developments. This will provide a record drawing of our apparatus and give general guidance regarding the need for off-site mains and diversions. It will not, however, give any details regarding costs. To apply for an initial enquiry letter, please complete an Advance Payment Form, which can be downloaded by <a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Advance-Payment-Form.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">clicking here</a>. A payment also needs to be included of the amount quoted in our Scheme of Charges (found on Our Promise page) on page 15 under Pre-development enquiries.\r\n\r\nPlease direct any mains extensions enquiries or initial enquiries to <a href="mailto:new.developments@portsmouthwater.co.uk">new.developments@portsmouthwater.co.uk</a> or telephone 023 9224 9327<strong>\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nIf you would like a record drawing of our apparatus only, please direct your enquiry to <a href="mailto:asset.enquiries@portsmouthwater.co.uk">asset.enquiries@portsmouthwater.co.uk</a> or telephone 023 9244 9082\r\n\r\n&nbsp;', 'New Developments', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'new-developments', '', '', '2022-07-11 15:10:36', '2022-07-11 14:10:36', '', 2161, 'https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/?page_id=4016', 3, 'page', '', 0); 
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INSERT INTO `wlcj_posts` VALUES (4046, 1, '2016-02-29 09:04:14', '0000-00-00 00:00:00', '<h1>New Developments</h1>\r\n<h4>Our Promise to You</h4>\r\nOur Building Developer promise sets out the levels of service developers can expect from Portsmouth Water.\r\n\r\nWe understand that our performance in dealing with your enquiry will help you meet deadlines and shape your decision to use Portsmouth Water as your preferred supplier.\r\n\r\nOur promise ensures that by working in partnership with you we can deliver water to your development in a timely and efficient way. <a title="building developer promise booklet2014" href="/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/DC95A58D-15C7-408F-9601-275916DC8E27.pdf" target="_blank">Please click here to read more about our Building Developer Promise</a>. To view a copy of our scheme of charges for mains extensions on new developments please <a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/AAA-CHARGES-RELATING-TO-MAINLAYING-From-April-2015.pdf" target="_blank">click here</a>.\r\n\r\nTo arrange for mains extensions on a new development please complete an Advance Payment Form, which can be downloaded by <a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/AAA-Advance-Payment-Form-2015.pdf" target="_blank">clicking here</a> and send with payment of £300 plus VAT.\r\n\r\nContact us\r\n\r\n<strong>PO BOX 8</strong>,\r\nWest Street,\r\nHavant,\r\nHampshire,\r\nPO9 1LG\r\n\r\n023 9224 9327\r\n\r\nhead.office@portsmouthwater.co.uk\r\n\r\nfadeIn\r\n<h4>In addition we will require the following;</h4>\r\nTwo no. 1:500 (or larger) true-to-scale plans, showing the layout of the development including positions of all buildings, roads, plot numbers, utility strips / footpaths and widths. These must be free of colour, dark shading or any proposed service layouts. They should also include a scaling pole and have contours and spot-level layers removed. In addition, the drawings need to show existing infrastructure to enable us to accurately plot our existing mains. If these drawings are to be emailed, they should be compatible with Autocad 2010 or PDF and saved to scale at your end.\r\n\r\nA plan marked up to indicate the extent of the highway to be adopted by the Local Authority.\r\n\r\nA Soil Report\r\n\r\nA plan of the drainage layout including details of any permeable drainage areas\r\n\r\nFor any non-domestic units, the peak flow and pressure demand.\r\n\r\nOnce these have been received we will be pleased to offer you terms for the mains extension.\r\n\r\nFor information on our Self Lay Water Mains and Service Procedure Guide <a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Self-Lay-Water-Mains-and-Service-Procedure-Guide-V10.pdf">click here</a>.\r\n\r\nPlease note that Statement of Costs for new build properties on developments where a new main has been requisitioned will only be released once the newly laid main has been commissioned and any easements on the land completed.\r\n\r\nWe also offer an Initial Enquiry for developments. This will provide a record drawing of our apparatus and give general guidance regarding the need for off-site mains and diversions. It will not, however, give any details regarding costs. To apply for an initial enquiry letter, please complete an Advance Payment Form, which can be downloaded by <a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/AAA-Advance-Payment-Form-2015.pdf" target="_blank">clicking here</a> and sending with a payment of £62 plus VAT.\r\n\r\n<strong>Please direct any mains extensions enquiries or initial enquiries to 023 9224 9327.</strong>\r\n\r\nIf you would like a record drawing of our apparatus only, please direct your enquiry to 02392 449 082.\r\n\r\n<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2163" src="/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/developers.jpg" alt="developers" />\r\n<h4>Information that will help us meet our promise</h4>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>Size of development – acres/hectares</li>\r\n	<li>Estimated number of units and phasing</li>\r\n	<li>Type of development, ie domestic, commercial, mixed</li>\r\n	<li>Estimate of property mix and numbers relating to detached, semi-detached and flats/apartments</li>\r\n	<li>Estimate of peak flow demand</li>\r\n	<li>Map showing outline of site to be supplied including areas to be adopted by the Local Authority</li>\r\n	<li>Site history/geological survey results</li>\r\n	<li>Special requirements, eg\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Rainwater harvesting/grey water reuse systems</li>\r\n	<li>Domestic fire sprinkler systems</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n</li>\r\n</ol>', 'Our Promise', '', 'draft', 'open', 'closed', '', '', '', '', '2016-02-29 09:04:14', '2016-02-29 09:04:14', '', 0, 'https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/?page_id=4046', 34, 'page', '', 0); 
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INSERT INTO `wlcj_posts` VALUES (4063, 1, '2022-07-11 15:10:27', '2022-07-11 14:10:27', 'If you wish to enquire about a pre-development please complete and return our pre-development enquiry application form by clicking here.\n\nIf you wish to apply for a Mains Requisition please complete and return our new <a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/NEW-MAINS-REQUISITION-APPLICATION-FORM_FILLABLE.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">mains requisition application form by clicking here</a>.\n<h2>Arranging a mains extension</h2>\nDevelopments of a certain size may require a water mains extension.  The design and installation of which is normally undertaken by us.  We will offer you terms and conditions which includes the ability for the developer to install the mains and services to our design if undertaken using an accredited self-lay provider.\n\n<img class="alignright wp-image-4018" src="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/developments.jpg" alt="developments" width="261" height="372" />To arrange for mains extensions on a new development please complete an Advance Payment Form, which can be downloaded by <a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Advance-Payment-Form.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">clicking here</a>. A payment also needs to be included of the amount quoted in our Scheme of Charges (found on Our Promise page) on page 15 under Pre-development enquires.\n<h4><strong>In addition we will require the following:</strong></h4>\nTwo no. 1:500 (or larger) true-to-scale plans, showing the layout of the development including positions of all buildings, roads, plot numbers, utility strips / footpaths and widths. These must be free of colour, dark shading or any proposed service layouts. They should also include a scaling pole and have contours and spot-level layers removed. In addition, the drawings need to show existing infrastructure to enable us to accurately plot our existing mains. If these drawings are to be emailed, they should be compatible with Autocad 2010 or PDF and saved to scale at your end.\n<ul>\n 	<li>A plan marked up to indicate the extent of the highway to be adopted by the Local Authority</li>\n 	<li>A plan of the drainage layout including details of any permeable drainage areas</li>\n 	<li>Information on the type of development i.e. domestic, commercial, mixed?</li>\n 	<li>Estimated number of units and any proposed phasing?</li>\n 	<li>Approximate date of planning consent?</li>\n 	<li>Anticipated date when a start will be made?</li>\n 	<li>For any non-domestic units, the peak flow and pressure demand</li>\n 	<li>A detailed site history report (desk study), setting out all former uses of the site, including a full sequence of historic maps</li>\n 	<li>Details of the location of any current or former fuel / oil storage tanks, chemical storage areas or tanks, and any other potentially contaminative uses on or adjacent to the site</li>\n 	<li>Details of the initial pre-development site walkover survey identifying any areas of fly tipping, fuel / oil staining, fires sites etc.</li>\n 	<li>A site investigation report including logs of investigation holes and chemical analysis results. Please note that to avoid delay in the processing of your application;\n<ul>\n 	<li>The Site investigation locations must be targeted to any areas of potential contamination, and / or madeground, but also provide good site coverage of the area across which the water mains are to be laid. If there is insufficient targeted investigation to assess the risk as to whether contamination may be present at the site which could pose a risk to drinking water pipes, then additional site investigation information will be requested.</li>\n 	<li>The samples submitted for chemical analysis as part of the site investigation must be representative of where the pipes will be laid including samples taken of the topsoil, madeground and down to the planned pipe depth (usually 1m).</li>\n 	<li>The laboratory analysis suite must include any contaminants identified as potentially present by the site history (desk study). As a minimum, even on a site described as ‘green field’ the analysis should include banded Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons and speciated Poly Aromatic Hydrocarbons.</li>\n 	<li>Samples must tested in an accredited laboratory (e.g. UKAS &amp; MCERTS). The detection limit for the test must be no higher than that specified in the <a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Portsmouth-Water-Screening-Criteria.pdf">Portsmouth Water Screening Criteria for the Use of PE Pipes</a></li>\n 	<li>Details of any proposed contamination remediation.</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ul>\nOnce these have been received we will be pleased to offer you terms for the mains extension.\n\n<em><u>Please note</u>; Contaminants such as oils and solvents can permeate through certain types of water pipe. It is the responsibility of the developer to provide comprehensive and robust information on the potential for contamination to be present at the site, as described above. Portsmouth Water will then use the information supplied to determine the appropriate pipe material to be used in the construction of drinking water mains at the new development site.</em>\n\nPortsmouth Water\'s Design and Construction Specification can be <a href="/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/PRT-DCS.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">found here</a>.\n\nPlease note that Statement of Costs for new build properties on developments where a new main has been requisitioned will only be released once the newly laid main has been commissioned and any easements on the land completed.\n\nWe also offer an Initial Enquiry for developments. This will provide a record drawing of our apparatus and give general guidance regarding the need for off-site mains and diversions. It will not, however, give any details regarding costs. 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INSERT INTO `wlcj_posts` VALUES (4134, 1, '2016-03-21 14:35:49', '2016-03-21 14:35:49', '<h2>JANUARY 2016</h2>\r\nPortsmouth Water has no large raw water storage reservoirs.  It relies almost entirely upon groundwater reserves in the chalk aquifers of the South Downs and abstracts its raw water from wells, boreholes and springs.  It has one river abstraction at Gaters Mill on the River Itchen, a chalk river with a groundwater baseflow.\r\n\r\nThose reserves rise and fall with the seasons and so Portsmouth Water pays particular attention to the local hydrogeological data by monitoring rainfall at its Havant Offices, groundwater levels in the chalk at Idsworth on the Hampshire/Sussex border, as well as the total yield from the natural springs at Havant and Bedhampton.\r\n\r\nThese resources are monitored on a daily basis and reported upon on a monthly basis.  The information here is therefore at times one month behind the most current situation.\r\n\r\nThe information gathered is reproduced here for information purposes; no guarantee is given as to its accuracy.\r\n<h2>Rainfall at Havant</h2>\r\nThe Rainfall Records at the Company’s Head Office at Havant date back to 1886.\r\n\r\nThe month of January saw approximately 190% of the long term average rainfall for the month.  Rain fell on approximately 80% of the days with the maximum daily rainfall on Sunday 10 January of approximately 24mm.\r\n\r\n<a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/rain.png"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-3960" src="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/rain-1024x550.png" alt="rain" width="1024" height="550" /></a>\r\n\r\nTotal rainfall for the month was 162mm, lower than the long term average (last 30 years) of 85mm.\r\n\r\n<a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/rain2.png"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-3961" src="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/rain2-1024x587.png" alt="rain2" width="1024" height="587" /></a>\r\n<h2>Groundwater Levels at Idsworth</h2>\r\nThe Company has groundwater records from the Idsworth Estate Well, north of Rowlands Castle, which date back to 1931.  Water levels in the Well, which is entirely unaffected by abstraction, give an accurate indication of the groundwater reserves of the South Downs.  In the winter, levels usually rise in response to rainfall, whilst during the summer, levels recede as any summer rainfall either evaporates or is taken up by trees and plants before reaching the aquifer below.  Levels can fluctuate by as much as 20m.\r\n\r\nThe Groundwater level is usually recorded in metres AOD (Above Ordnance Datum), Ordnance Datum principally being equivalent to sea level.\r\n\r\nAt the end of December groundwater levels were close to the long term average as a result of average Autumnal rainfall.  The high rain fall of January has seen groundwater levels rise approximately 6m above the long term average and therefore considered to be ‘high’ in comparison to the average levels.\r\n\r\nThe graph below shows the change in groundwater level over the last twelve months compared to the Long Term Average (last 30 years).\r\n\r\n<a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/idsworth-jan-2016.png"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-4133" src="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/idsworth-jan-2016-1024x682.png" alt="idsworth-jan-2016" width="1024" height="682" /></a>', 'Water Supply News January 2016', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '3959-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-03-21 14:35:49', '2016-03-21 14:35:49', '', 3959, 'https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/2016/03/21/3959-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0); 
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INSERT INTO `wlcj_posts` VALUES (4201, 1, '2016-04-15 10:45:21', '2016-04-15 09:45:21', '<h4>Introduction</h4>\r\nThe Company owns and operates a range of assets in order to abstract, treat and distribute water to its customers.  The standard of water treatment has increased over the years requiring more sophisticated technology and plant to meet these increasing standards.  The relatively long life of our assets requires a well planned and managed programme of maintenance to sustain stable levels of service to our customers.\r\n\r\nThe Company has embarked upon a five year programme of maintaining critical assets.  Capital expenditure in the year to 2016/17 is £16m and includes £5.0m on mains renewals.  Feedback on our customers’ priorities included the need to provide safe and secure supplies with effective leakage control. In the last five years we worked to achieve these aims and now embark upon the next five years.  In the past year we have with the help of our staff improved the condition of many assets securing safe supplies whilst minimising the impact on the environment.\r\n\r\nThe key elements of our current maintenance programme are set out on the following pages.\r\n<h4>Water Mains Renewal Schemes</h4>\r\nOur underground pipe network is around 3,270km long, during the past ten years we have worked hard to reduce the impact of bursts upon our customers by targeting mains for renewal. This work has reduced the average number of bursts per year on our network from over 500/year pre 2005 to below 300/year, a reduction of over 40%.   In 2015 we completely reviewed how we target and carry out mains renewal activities, this has led to a new approach to this work and seen the establishment of a new collaborative contract with Cappagh, a company which brings a wealth of experienced and innovative thinking with them.\r\n\r\nWe will be renewing 24km of mains and associated service pipes in 2016/17, and for the following 3 years, and aim to replace the majority of these mains utilising ‘no dig’ techniques so minimising disruption to customers wherever possible. The mains to be renewed have been selected using a risk based approach, including a new innovative critical links analysis model, this has highlighted the sections of mains which are most likely to burst and, if they did burst, have the highest impact on customers. The proactive renewing of these sections of main is aimed at reducing bursts and the impact of bursts to our customers over both the short and long term.\r\n\r\nThe long term benefit of mains renewals is sometimes less obvious to our customers who on occasions suffer the short term inconvenience of our construction activities.  In response to this the Company is increasing the length of mains replaced using ‘no-dig’ technology which will increase form 23% in 2010-15 to &gt;65% in 2015-20.  The process minimises the amount of excavation and thereby disruption to customers and road users.\r\n\r\n<a title="Water Mains Renewal Schemes" href="/news/current-projects/water-mains-renewal-schemes/">Click here for details</a> about the mains renewal process and also an update on where work is currently in progress.\r\n<h4>Serving New Developments</h4>\r\nWe have a statutory duty to connect new households to our water mains network. 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INSERT INTO `wlcj_posts` VALUES (4203, 1, '2016-04-18 16:53:09', '2016-04-18 15:53:09', 'Portsmouth Water has no large raw water storage reservoirs.  It relies almost entirely upon groundwater reserves in the chalk aquifers of the South Downs and abstracts its raw water from wells, boreholes and springs.  It has one river abstraction at Gaters Mill on the River Itchen, a chalk river with a groundwater baseflow.\r\n\r\nThose reserves rise and fall with the seasons and so Portsmouth Water pays particular attention to the local hydrogeological data by monitoring rainfall at its Havant Offices, groundwater levels in the chalk at Idsworth on the Hampshire/Sussex border, as well as the total yield from the natural springs at Havant and Bedhampton.\r\n\r\nThese resources are monitored on a daily basis and reported upon on a monthly basis.  The information here is therefore at times one month behind the most current situation.\r\n\r\nThe information gathered is reproduced here for information purposes; no guarantee is given as to its accuracy.\r\n<h2>Rainfall at Havant</h2>\r\nThe Rainfall Records at the Company’s Head Office at Havant date back to 1886.\r\n\r\nThe month of March saw approximately 150% of the long term average rainfall for the month.  Rain fell on approximately 39% of the days with the maximum daily rainfall on Sunday 27 March of approximately 18mm.\r\n\r\n<a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/rainhavantmarch2016.png"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-4204" src="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/rainhavantmarch2016-1024x550.png" alt="rainhavantmarch2016" width="1024" height="550" /></a>\r\n\r\nTotal rainfall for the month was 74mm, higher than the long term average (last 30 years).\r\n\r\n<a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/rainhavantaveragemarch2016.png"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-4205" src="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/rainhavantaveragemarch2016-1024x587.png" alt="rainhavantaveragemarch2016" width="1024" height="587" /></a>\r\n\r\nThe Company has groundwater records from the Idsworth Estate Well, north of Rowlands Castle, which date back to 1931.  Water levels in the Well, which is entirely unaffected by abstraction, give an accurate indication of the groundwater reserves of the South Downs.  In the winter, levels usually rise in response to rainfall, whilst during the summer, levels recede as any summer rainfall either evaporates or is taken up by trees and plants before reaching the aquifer below.  Levels can fluctuate by as much as 20m.\r\n\r\nThe Groundwater level is usually recorded in metres AOD (Above Ordnance Datum), Ordnance Datum principally being equivalent to sea level.\r\n\r\nAt the end of December groundwater levels were close to the long term average as a result of average Autumnal rainfall.  The high rain fall of January has seen groundwater levels rise approximately 6m above the long term average and therefore considered to be ‘high’ in comparison to the average levels.  Levels have now begun to fall as is normal for this time of year and at the end of March, remaining approximately 5.0m above the long term average.\r\n\r\nThe graph below shows the change in groundwater level over the last twelve months compared to the Long Term Average (last 30 years).\r\n\r\n<a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/rainidsworthcomparemarch2016.png"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-4206" src="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/rainidsworthcomparemarch2016-1024x682.png" alt="rainidsworthcomparemarch2016" width="1024" height="682" /></a>', 'Water Supply News - March 2016', '', 'draft', 'open', 'open', '', 'water-supply-news-march-2016', '', '', '2022-11-03 11:25:55', '2022-11-03 11:25:55', '', 0, 'https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/?p=4203', 265, 'post', '', 0); 
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INSERT INTO `wlcj_posts` VALUES (4207, 1, '2016-04-18 16:53:09', '2016-04-18 15:53:09', 'Portsmouth Water has no large raw water storage reservoirs.  It relies almost entirely upon groundwater reserves in the chalk aquifers of the South Downs and abstracts its raw water from wells, boreholes and springs.  It has one river abstraction at Gaters Mill on the River Itchen, a chalk river with a groundwater baseflow.\r\n\r\nThose reserves rise and fall with the seasons and so Portsmouth Water pays particular attention to the local hydrogeological data by monitoring rainfall at its Havant Offices, groundwater levels in the chalk at Idsworth on the Hampshire/Sussex border, as well as the total yield from the natural springs at Havant and Bedhampton.\r\n\r\nThese resources are monitored on a daily basis and reported upon on a monthly basis.  The information here is therefore at times one month behind the most current situation.\r\n\r\nThe information gathered is reproduced here for information purposes; no guarantee is given as to its accuracy.\r\n<h2>Rainfall at Havant</h2>\r\nThe Rainfall Records at the Company’s Head Office at Havant date back to 1886.\r\n\r\nThe month of March saw approximately 150% of the long term average rainfall for the month.  Rain fell on approximately 39% of the days with the maximum daily rainfall on Sunday 27 March of approximately 18mm.\r\n\r\n<a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/rainhavantmarch2016.png"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-4204" src="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/rainhavantmarch2016-1024x550.png" alt="rainhavantmarch2016" width="1024" height="550" /></a>\r\n\r\nTotal rainfall for the month was 74mm, higher than the long term average (last 30 years).\r\n\r\n<a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/rainhavantaveragemarch2016.png"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-4205" src="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/rainhavantaveragemarch2016-1024x587.png" alt="rainhavantaveragemarch2016" width="1024" height="587" /></a>\r\n\r\nThe Company has groundwater records from the Idsworth Estate Well, north of Rowlands Castle, which date back to 1931.  Water levels in the Well, which is entirely unaffected by abstraction, give an accurate indication of the groundwater reserves of the South Downs.  In the winter, levels usually rise in response to rainfall, whilst during the summer, levels recede as any summer rainfall either evaporates or is taken up by trees and plants before reaching the aquifer below.  Levels can fluctuate by as much as 20m.\r\n\r\nThe Groundwater level is usually recorded in metres AOD (Above Ordnance Datum), Ordnance Datum principally being equivalent to sea level.\r\n\r\nAt the end of December groundwater levels were close to the long term average as a result of average Autumnal rainfall.  The high rain fall of January has seen groundwater levels rise approximately 6m above the long term average and therefore considered to be ‘high’ in comparison to the average levels.  Levels have now begun to fall as is normal for this time of year and at the end of March, remaining approximately 5.0m above the long term average.\r\n\r\nThe graph below shows the change in groundwater level over the last twelve months compared to the Long Term Average (last 30 years).\r\n\r\n<a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/rainidsworthcomparemarch2016.png"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-4206" src="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/rainidsworthcomparemarch2016-1024x682.png" alt="rainidsworthcomparemarch2016" width="1024" height="682" /></a>', 'Water Supply News March 2016', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '4203-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-04-18 16:53:09', '2016-04-18 15:53:09', '', 4203, 'https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/2016/04/18/4203-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0); 
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INSERT INTO `wlcj_posts` VALUES (4211, 1, '2024-01-12 12:02:12', '2024-01-12 12:02:12', '<h4>The Company provides over 300,000 properties with a clean and continuous supply of water, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year at the lowest price in the country.</h4>\n<h4>At less than 33p, the average daily cost to you is still below the cost of a daily newspaper.</h4>\n<h2>2021-22</h2>\nTo view our full 2021-2022 Scheme of Charges for household customers click <a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/SOC_HOUSEHOLD_2021-22.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">here</a>To view our Final Charges Scheme Assurance Statement for 2021-22 please click <a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Assurance-Statement-Household-29-January-2021.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">here</a>\n\nTo view our full 2023-2024 Scheme of Charges for household customers click <a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/SOC_HOUSEHOLD_2023-24-v2.pdf">here</a>\n\nTo view our Final Charges Scheme Assurance Statement for 2022-23 please click <a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Assurance-Statement-for-Household-Charges-2023-24-FINAL.pdf">here</a>\n<h2>Previous Years</h2>\nTo view our full 2020-2021 Scheme of Charges for household customers click <a href="/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/SOC_HOUSEHOLD_2020-21_REVISED-MARCH-2020.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">here</a>To view our full 2019-2020 Scheme of Charges for household customers click <a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/customer-services/charges-and-payments/soc_household_2019-20/">here</a>To view our full 2018-2019 Scheme of Charges for household customers click <a href="/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/SOC_HOUSEHOLD_2018-19.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">here</a>To view our full 2017-2018 Scheme of Charges for household customers click <a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/SOC_HOUSEHOLD_2017-18.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">here</a>To view our full 2016-2017 Scheme of Charges for household customers click <a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/SOC_HOUSEHOLD_2016-17.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">here</a>To view our full 2015-2016 Scheme of Charges for household customers click <a title="SOC_HOUSEHOLD_2015-16" href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/SOC_HOUSEHOLD_2015-16.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">here</a>\n\n20\ndefault\ndefault\n<h2>Ways to Pay</h2>\nno-repeat;center top;;\nauto\n\nPay by Direct Debit\n<img src="/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/pay-direct-debit.jpg" alt="" />\nPayments can be spread with a monthly Direct Debit at no additional charge. You can pay by one, two or up to eight monthly instalments. There is a choice of payment dates, the 1st, 8th, 15th or 28th of the month.\n\nPlease click <a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/customer-services/direct-debit-setup-request/">here</a> to set up a Direct Debit.\nleft\n\nPay Online\n<img src="/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/pay-online.jpg" alt="" />\n<a href="https://ip.e-paycapita.com/AIP/itemSelectionPage.do?link=showItemSelectionPage&amp;siteId=141&amp;languageCode=EN&amp;source=AIP" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">You can pay your bill on-line by clicking here</a>, using most major credit and debit cards.\n\nNo additional charges are made for payments received by debit or credit cards. You will need sight of your most recent bill and customer reference number.\nleft\n<a href="https://ip.e-paycapita.com/AIP/itemSelectionPage.do?link=showItemSelectionPage&amp;siteId=141&amp;languageCode=EN&amp;source=AIP">https://ip.e-paycapita.com/AIP/itemSelectionPage.do?link=showItemSelectionPage&amp;siteId=141&amp;languageCode=EN&amp;source=AIP</a>\n\ndefault\n\nPay by Telephone\n<img src="/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/pay-telephone.jpg" alt="" />\nYou can pay your bill 24 hours a day, 7 days a week via our automated telephone payments line, by calling our free phone number 0800 0480 021.\n\nNo additional charges are made for payments received by debit or credit cards.\n\nYou will need sight of your most recent bill and customer reference number.\nleft\n\nPay by BACS or Internet Banking\n<img src="/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/pay-online-banking.jpg" alt="" />\nIf you arrange your payments via the Internet, please advise your bank that future payments should be made to our Lloyd\\\'s Bank Head Office Collection Account:-\n\nSORTCODE:30-00-00\n\nACCOUNT NUMBER:02390302\n\nPlease remember to quote your reference number when making payments.\nleft\n<h4>Other Payment Information</h4>\nIf you are having difficulty in paying your bill, or would like to know if you can clear your arrears quicker, or reduce your annual charge please see <a href="/customer-services/problems-paying/">here</a>\nno-repeat;center top;;\nauto\n\nPayment In Full or Two Half-yearly Payments: Your water bill is for the whole year from 1st July to 30th June. 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INSERT INTO `wlcj_posts` VALUES (4297, 1, '2016-05-05 11:44:15', '2016-05-05 10:44:15', '<strong>Portsmouth Water </strong>has been successful in the 60<sup>th</sup> year of the RoSPA Occupational Health and Safety Awards 2016.\r\n\r\nFor the second year running Portsmouth Water have achieved the <strong>President\'s </strong>Award in the prestigious annual scheme run by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (<a href="http://www.rospa.com/">RoSPA</a>).\r\n\r\nThe RoSPA Awards is celebrating 60 years of presenting highly-regarded and sought after accolades to businesses and organisations which have shown commitment to accident and ill-health prevention. Through the scheme, which is open to businesses and organisations of all types and sizes from across the UK and overseas, judges consider entrants’ overarching occupational health and safety management systems, including practices such as leadership and workforce involvement.\r\n\r\nJulia Small, RoSPA’s head of awards and events, said: “To win an award at such a highly-regarded event as the RoSPA Awards is a great achievement for our winners. It recognises their commitment to maintaining an excellent health and safety record and raises the bar for other organisations to aspire to. We offer them our congratulations.\r\n\r\nManaging Director Neville Smith on hearing the news said “It is excellent news that we have been awarded the President’s Award from RoSPA as part of their prestigious H&amp;S Awards. This award is high recognition of our achievements in Health and Safety over many years and is a true testimony of the efforts that everyone in the Company has put in to make us a safer place to work\r\n\r\nFor more information about the RoSPA Awards visit <a href="http://www.rospa.com/awards">www.rospa.com/awards</a>\r\n\r\nFor more information please contact Ian Limb on 02392 499888\r\n\r\n<a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/PRESS-RELEASE-ROSPA.docx">Download full press release here</a>', 'Portsmouth Water is a winner in the RoSPA Awards 2016', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'portsmouth-water-is-a-winner-in-the-rospa-awards-2016', '', '', '2016-05-05 11:44:15', '2016-05-05 10:44:15', '', 0, 'https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/?p=4297', 263, 'post', '', 0); 
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INSERT INTO `wlcj_posts` VALUES (4319, 1, '2016-05-12 08:49:10', '2016-05-12 07:49:10', 'Portsmouth Water has no large raw water storage reservoirs. It relies almost entirely upon groundwater reserves in the chalk aquifers of the South Downs and abstracts its raw water from wells, boreholes and springs. It has one river abstraction at Gaters Mill on the River Itchen, a chalk river with a groundwater baseflow.\r\n\r\nThose reserves rise and fall with the seasons and so Portsmouth Water pays particular attention to the local hydrogeological data by monitoring rainfall at its Havant Offices, groundwater levels in the chalk at Idsworth on the Hampshire/Sussex border, as well as the total yield from the natural springs at Havant and Bedhampton.\r\n\r\nThese resources are monitored on a daily basis and reported upon on a monthly basis. The information here is therefore at times one month behind the most current situation.\r\n\r\nThe information gathered is reproduced here for information purposes; no guarantee is given as to its accuracy.\r\n<h2>Rainfall at Havant</h2>\r\nThe Rainfall Records at the Company’s Head Office at Havant date back to 1886.\r\n\r\nThe month of April saw approximately 121% of the long term average rainfall for the month. Rain fell on approximately 63% of the days with the maximum daily rainfall on Sunday 10 April of approximately 15mm.\r\n\r\n<a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/dailyhavantapril2016.png"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-4320" src="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/dailyhavantapril2016-1024x550.png" alt="dailyhavantapril2016" width="1024" height="550" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nTotal rainfall for the month was 64mm, higher than the long term average (last 30 years).\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/rainhavantapril2016.png"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-4321" src="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/rainhavantapril2016-1024x587.png" alt="rainhavantapril2016" width="1024" height="587" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h2>Groundwater Levels at Idsworth</h2>\r\nThe Company has groundwater records from the Idsworth Estate Well, north of Rowlands Castle, which date back to 1931. Water levels in the Well, which is entirely unaffected by abstraction, give an accurate indication of the groundwater reserves of the South Downs. In the winter, levels usually rise in response to rainfall, whilst during the summer, levels recede as any summer rainfall either evaporates or is taken up by trees and plants before reaching the aquifer below. Levels can fluctuate by as much as 20m.\r\n\r\nThe Groundwater level is usually recorded in metres AOD (Above Ordnance Datum), Ordnance Datum principally being equivalent to sea level.\r\n\r\nAt the end of December groundwater levels were close to the long term average as a result of average Autumnal rainfall. The high rain fall of January has seen groundwater levels rise approximately 6m above the long term average and therefore considered to be ‘high’ in comparison to the average levels. Levels have now begun to fall as is normal for this time of year and at the end of April, remaining approximately 3m above the long term average.\r\n\r\nThe graph below shows the change in groundwater level over the last twelve months compared to the Long Term Average (last 30 years).\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/idsworthapril2016.png"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-4322" src="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/idsworthapril2016-1024x682.png" alt="idsworthapril2016" width="1024" height="682" /></a>', 'Water Supply News - April 2016', '', 'draft', 'open', 'open', '', 'water-supply-news-april-2016', '', '', '2022-11-03 11:25:55', '2022-11-03 11:25:55', '', 0, 'https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/?p=4319', 262, 'post', '', 0); 
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INSERT INTO `wlcj_posts` VALUES (4323, 1, '2016-05-12 08:49:10', '2016-05-12 07:49:10', 'Portsmouth Water has no large raw water storage reservoirs. It relies almost entirely upon groundwater reserves in the chalk aquifers of the South Downs and abstracts its raw water from wells, boreholes and springs. It has one river abstraction at Gaters Mill on the River Itchen, a chalk river with a groundwater baseflow.\r\n\r\nThose reserves rise and fall with the seasons and so Portsmouth Water pays particular attention to the local hydrogeological data by monitoring rainfall at its Havant Offices, groundwater levels in the chalk at Idsworth on the Hampshire/Sussex border, as well as the total yield from the natural springs at Havant and Bedhampton.\r\n\r\nThese resources are monitored on a daily basis and reported upon on a monthly basis. The information here is therefore at times one month behind the most current situation.\r\n\r\nThe information gathered is reproduced here for information purposes; no guarantee is given as to its accuracy.\r\n<h2>Rainfall at Havant</h2>\r\nThe Rainfall Records at the Company’s Head Office at Havant date back to 1886.\r\n\r\nThe month of April saw approximately 121% of the long term average rainfall for the month. Rain fell on approximately 63% of the days with the maximum daily rainfall on Sunday 10 April of approximately 15mm.\r\n\r\n<a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/dailyhavantapril2016.png"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-4320" src="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/dailyhavantapril2016-1024x550.png" alt="dailyhavantapril2016" width="1024" height="550" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nTotal rainfall for the month was 64mm, higher than the long term average (last 30 years).\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/rainhavantapril2016.png"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-4321" src="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/rainhavantapril2016-1024x587.png" alt="rainhavantapril2016" width="1024" height="587" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h2>Groundwater Levels at Idsworth</h2>\r\nThe Company has groundwater records from the Idsworth Estate Well, north of Rowlands Castle, which date back to 1931. Water levels in the Well, which is entirely unaffected by abstraction, give an accurate indication of the groundwater reserves of the South Downs. In the winter, levels usually rise in response to rainfall, whilst during the summer, levels recede as any summer rainfall either evaporates or is taken up by trees and plants before reaching the aquifer below. Levels can fluctuate by as much as 20m.\r\n\r\nThe Groundwater level is usually recorded in metres AOD (Above Ordnance Datum), Ordnance Datum principally being equivalent to sea level.\r\n\r\nAt the end of December groundwater levels were close to the long term average as a result of average Autumnal rainfall. The high rain fall of January has seen groundwater levels rise approximately 6m above the long term average and therefore considered to be ‘high’ in comparison to the average levels. Levels have now begun to fall as is normal for this time of year and at the end of April, remaining approximately 3m above the long term average.\r\n\r\nThe graph below shows the change in groundwater level over the last twelve months compared to the Long Term Average (last 30 years).\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/idsworthapril2016.png"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-4322" src="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/idsworthapril2016-1024x682.png" alt="idsworthapril2016" width="1024" height="682" /></a>', 'Water Supply News - April 2016', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '4319-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-05-12 08:49:10', '2016-05-12 07:49:10', '', 4319, 'https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/2016/05/12/4319-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0); 
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INSERT INTO `wlcj_posts` VALUES (4335, 1, '2016-05-17 17:51:17', '2016-05-17 16:51:17', 'Congratulations to Portsmouth Water employee Alex Hughes on winning the 2016 Water Pitcher Challenge at the Institute of Water Annual Conference which was recently held in Birmingham.\r\n\r\nAs part of the Institute of Water’s, “Water Pitcher Challenge” members were invited to create a 30 second video to promote the value of drinking tap water\r\nAlex produced a short video that was shortlisted and was screened with the four other shortlisted videos at the Institute of Water Conference. The delegates all voted to select the winner and Alex’s video was voted a clear winner.\r\n\r\nThe video showed what could happens to us and the planet if we all become de-hydrated. Using the tag phrase “Tap Water ….. It’s the Clear Choice” the video shows the positive impact water has on our lives.\r\n\r\nAlex on winning the award said “When I first heard about the challenge I thought I can do that, but never expected to be shortlisted, let alone to be voted the winner by the delegates at the conference.\r\n\r\nBeing voted the winner by people from within the industry made it even more special. I am proud to work for a Company that produces a product that ensures we all stay alive and hopefully my video lets people understand a little bit more about the value of our tap water.\r\n\r\n[video width="854" height="480" mp4="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/water-advert.mp4"][/video]', 'Tap Water - It’s the clear choice', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'tap-water-its-the-clear-choice', '', '', '2016-05-17 17:52:18', '2016-05-17 16:52:18', '', 0, 'https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/?p=4335', 261, 'post', '', 0); 
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INSERT INTO `wlcj_posts` VALUES (4337, 1, '2016-05-17 17:49:48', '2016-05-17 16:49:48', 'Congratulations to Portsmouth Water employee Alex Hughes on winning the 2016 Water Pitcher Challenge at the Institute of Water Annual Conference which was recently held in Birmingham.\r\n\r\nAs part of the Institute of Water’s, “Water Pitcher Challenge” members were invited to create a 30 second video to promote the value of drinking tap water\r\nAlex produced a short video that was shortlisted and was screened with the four other shortlisted videos at the Institute of Water Conference. The delegates all voted to select the winner and Alex’s video was voted a clear winner.\r\n\r\nThe video showed what could happens to us and the planet if we all become de-hydrated. Using the tag phrase “Tap Water ….. It’s the Clear Choice” the video shows the positive impact water has on our lives.\r\n\r\nAlex on winning the award said “When I first heard about the challenge I thought I can do that, but never expected to be shortlisted, let alone to be voted the winner by the delegates at the conference.\r\n\r\nBeing voted the winner by people from within the industry made it even more special. I am proud to work for a Company that produces a product that ensures we all stay alive and hopefully my video lets people understand a little bit more about the value of our tap water.\r\n\r\n[video width="854" height="480" mp4="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/water-advert.mp4"][/video]', 'Tap Water - It’s the clear choice', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '4335-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-05-17 17:49:48', '2016-05-17 16:49:48', '', 4335, 'https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/2016/05/17/4335-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0); 
INSERT INTO `wlcj_posts` VALUES (4345, 2, '2016-05-20 09:55:43', '2016-05-20 08:55:43', '', 'customer-services-clerk_external_20-05-16', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', 'customer-services-clerk_external_20-05-16', '', '', '2016-05-20 09:55:43', '2016-05-20 08:55:43', '', 0, 'https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/customer-services-clerk_external_20-05-16.pdf', 0, 'attachment', 'application/pdf', 0); 
INSERT INTO `wlcj_posts` VALUES (4347, 1, '2016-05-20 13:48:14', '2016-05-20 12:48:14', '<h2 style="text-align: center;">Say hello to your 2016 Water Aid Water Innovators, The Portsmouth Water Kingfishers.</h2>\r\n<a href="https://www.justgiving.com/portsmouthwaterkingfishers" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="aligncenter wp-image-4348 size-full" src="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/water-aid.jpg" alt="water-aid" width="837" height="471" /></a>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Jess, Laura, Rach, Emma, Tanya and Lianne</strong></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Portsmouth Water Kingfishers have taken up WaterAid’s challenge to provide some of the poorest Cambodian communities with access to clean water, sanitation and hygiene for a brighter future. We are joining teams all over the UK who have registered for the international development charity’s ‘Water Innovators’ programme, now in its second year.\r\n\r\nTo find out more about Water Innovators 2016 visit <a href="http://www.wateraid.org/uk/waterinnovators" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">www.wateraid.org/uk/waterinnovators</a>\r\n\r\nOver the next few months we will be getting our teeth stuck into solving a key problem faced in Cambodia, organising a host of exciting events to <strong>raise over £3000 for WaterAid</strong>, all whilst pushing ourselves and each other to improve our skills and strengthen our weaknesses.\r\n\r\nSo far:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>We have been to London to pitch our business ideas to WaterAid’s “Dragons” and successfully won our £300 seed funding. This will be our starting point for securing our main community event.</li>\r\n	<li>We held our 1<sup>st</sup> Portsmouth Water event, a dress down day, and raised an amazing £327, giving us a brilliant start to our campaign!</li>\r\n	<li>And we are currently preparing for our WaterAid Mountain Challenge on the 11<sup>th</sup> June, where we have 3 teams from Portsmouth Water embarking on a trip up to the Lake District to help WaterAid have a team on every Wainwright- all 214 of them!</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<a href="http://www.wateraid.org/uk/get-involved/events/events/wateraid-mountain-challenge-2016" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">http://www.wateraid.org/uk/get-involved/events/events/wateraid-mountain-challenge-2016</a>\r\n\r\nOur main community event that we are in the midst of planning is on the <strong>6<sup>th</sup> August at Staunton Country Park</strong> and will be a day of fun for all the family! There will be a whole host of exciting activities (including inflatables and face painting) for everyone to get involved in, and a touch of Cambodian culture and traditions to see what it’s all about!\r\n\r\nAnd we are solving the Hygiene Challenge which looks at improving hygiene and sanitation in rural Cambodian communities.\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Around 315,000 children die each year from diarrhoeal diseases caused by dirty water and poor sanitation. That’s nearly 900 children each day, or one child every two minutes.</li>\r\n	<li>Washing hands is the most cost effective and easy way to prevent disease.</li>\r\n	<li>Cambodians face a lack of access to water and effective hygiene behaviour, so to address this, WaterAid Cambodia and their partners are working to develop and promote the LaBobo – a fun and portable handwashing device.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>Our challenge is</strong> <strong>to develop the appeal and design of the LaBobo, based on specific user feedback and material restrictions.</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>For every £1 invested in water and sanitation, an average of £4 is returned in increased productivity.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Just £15 can help provide one person with access to safe water.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>Please, if you can help us to reach our target of £3000, by giving what you can, you will be helping provide improved sanitation to people who need it, helping to save lives.\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>You can support us on our justgiving page:\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\n<a href="https://www.justgiving.com/portsmouthwaterkingfishers" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>https://www.justgiving.com/portsmouthwaterkingfishers</strong></a>\r\n\r\n<strong> </strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>And come along to our Summertime Bonanza at Staunton on Saturday the 6<sup>th</sup> August,</strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>Advertising and tickets coming soon!</strong>', 'Portsmouth Water takes on a real-life challenge to  change lives in Cambodia', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'portsmouth-water-takes-on-a-real-life-challenge-to-change-lives-in-cambodia', '', '', '2021-05-04 09:18:20', '2021-05-04 08:18:20', '', 0, 'https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/?p=4347', 260, 'post', '', 0); 
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INSERT INTO `wlcj_posts` VALUES (4349, 1, '2016-05-20 13:47:15', '2016-05-20 12:47:15', '<h2 style="text-align: center;">Say hello to your 2016 Water Aid Water Innovators, The Portsmouth Water Kingfishers.</h2>\r\n<a href="https://www.justgiving.com/portsmouthwaterkingfishers" target="_blank"><img class="aligncenter wp-image-4348 size-full" src="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/water-aid.jpg" alt="water-aid" width="837" height="471" /></a>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Jess, Laura, Rach, Emma, Tanya and Lianne</strong></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Portsmouth Water Kingfishers have taken up WaterAid’s challenge to provide some of the poorest Cambodian communities with access to clean water, sanitation and hygiene for a brighter future. We are joining teams all over the UK who have registered for the international development charity’s ‘Water Innovators’ programme, now in its second year.\r\n\r\nTo find out more about Water Innovators 2016 visit <a href="http://www.wateraid.org/uk/waterinnovators" target="_blank">www.wateraid.org/uk/waterinnovators</a>\r\n\r\nOver the next few months we will be getting our teeth stuck into solving a key problem faced in Cambodia, organising a host of exciting events to <strong>raise over £3000 for WaterAid</strong>, all whilst pushing ourselves and each other to improve our skills and strengthen our weaknesses.\r\n\r\nSo far:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>We have been to London to pitch our business ideas to WaterAid’s “Dragons” and successfully won our £300 seed funding. This will be our starting point for securing our main community event.</li>\r\n	<li>We held our 1<sup>st</sup> Portsmouth Water event, a dress down day, and raised an amazing £327, giving us a brilliant start to our campaign!</li>\r\n	<li>And we are currently preparing for our WaterAid Mountain Challenge on the 11<sup>th</sup> June, where we have 3 teams from Portsmouth Water embarking on a trip up to the Lake District to help WaterAid have a team on every Wainwright- all 214 of them!</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<a href="http://www.wateraid.org/uk/get-involved/events/events/wateraid-mountain-challenge-2016" target="_blank">http://www.wateraid.org/uk/get-involved/events/events/wateraid-mountain-challenge-2016</a>\r\n\r\nOur main community event that we are in the midst of planning is on the <strong>6<sup>th</sup> August at Staunton Country Park</strong> and will be a day of fun for all the family! There will be a whole host of exciting activities (including inflatables and face painting) for everyone to get involved in, and a touch of Cambodian culture and traditions to see what it’s all about!\r\n\r\nAnd we are solving the Hygiene Challenge which looks at improving hygiene and sanitation in rural Cambodian communities.\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Around 315,000 children die each year from diarrhoeal diseases caused by dirty water and poor sanitation. That’s nearly 900 children each day, or one child every two minutes.</li>\r\n	<li>Washing hands is the most cost effective and easy way to prevent disease.</li>\r\n	<li>Cambodians face a lack of access to water and effective hygiene behaviour, so to address this, WaterAid Cambodia and their partners are working to develop and promote the LaBobo – a fun and portable handwashing device.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>Our challenge is</strong> <strong>to develop the appeal and design of the LaBobo, based on specific user feedback and material restrictions.</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>For every £1 invested in water and sanitation, an average of £4 is returned in increased productivity.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Just £15 can help provide one person with access to safe water.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>Please, if you can help us to reach our target of £3000, by giving what you can, you will be helping provide improved sanitation to people who need it, helping to save lives.\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>You can support us on our justgiving page:\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\n<a href="https://www.justgiving.com/portsmouthwaterkingfishers" target="_blank"><strong>https://www.justgiving.com/portsmouthwaterkingfishers</strong></a>\r\n\r\n<strong> </strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>And come along to our Summertime Bonanza at Staunton on Saturday the 6<sup>th</sup> August,</strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>Advertising and tickets coming soon!</strong>', 'Portsmouth Water takes on a real-life challenge to  change lives in Cambodia', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '4347-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-05-20 13:47:15', '2016-05-20 12:47:15', '', 4347, 'https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/2016/05/20/4347-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0); 
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INSERT INTO `wlcj_posts` VALUES (4372, 1, '2016-06-01 08:00:33', '2016-06-01 07:00:33', '<h2>PRELIMINARY RESULTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2016</h2>\r\nPortsmouth Water Limited, a supplier of water to Hampshire and West Sussex, announced its results for the year to 31 March 2016.\r\n<h3>HIGHLIGHTS</h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>At just £98 our average household bill continues to be the lowest in England and Wales</li>\r\n	<li>Number one ranked for customer service across the industry for the second successive year</li>\r\n	<li>The Water Quality Team were successfully accredited ISO17025</li>\r\n	<li>RoSPA Presidents Award winner for the second successive year</li>\r\n	<li>No reportable health & safety accidents</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<a href="https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/REPORT-ACCOUNT.pdf" target="_blank">Click here to view the full report</a>', 'Preliminary Results Announced', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'preliminary-results-announced-2016', '', '', '2016-05-31 15:10:00', '2016-05-31 14:10:00', '', 0, 'https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/?p=4372', 259, 'post', '', 0); 
