A primary school and leisure centre are among the businesses across the county that have been awarded grants from Southern Water. The Southern Water Business Partnership Fund has awarded five grants of more than £90,000 in total to businesses across the Southeast region for water saving ideas. The ideas from the five businesses could potentially save more than seven million litres of water per year with the help of the Southern Water grants.
READ MORE: Thousands of pensioners could be owed more than £100,000 in DWP error Splash Point Leisure Centre in Worthing was granted £40,000 by Southern Water and will use this grant to help re-use swimming pool water with an industrial filter. It has the potential to save 7,100 litres of water per day. Mark Byerley, operations director at South Downs Leisure, said: “Sustainability is a key strategic objective for South Downs Leisure and water consumption is a key part of this strategy.
"We have been looking at several ways we are able to reduce water usage and Southern Water has been great in supporting this. The audits carried out highlighted areas that we can improve upon and have a real impact.” Old Barn Garden Centre in Horsham will use their £17,000 business grant from the water company to install above ground water harvesting tanks, which could save up to 438 litres of water per day.
Lancing Parish Council said it will use its £2,900 business grant by fixing battery-operated tap basin sensors in their toilet facilities, ci.