Fareham's Business Newsletter
August 2025 (Special Edition) - Southern Water announcement
Message from Southern Water to their business customers:
As you know, last week we introduced a hosepipe ban for households across parts of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. In addition to this and our own increased effort to find and fix leaks, we are asking local businesses to assist in the collective water-saving effort by introducing our 'You Save, We Pay' incentive scheme.
How does it work?
To register, businesses must supply one meter reading from their premises, taken at some point between Friday 1 August and Friday 8 August 2025, via our dedicated webpage.
Businesses must then aim to use 10% less water during the period between 1 August and 30 November 2025, compared to what they used during the same period in 2024
A second reading must be provided at some point between 1 December and 8 December 2025, and this will be used to demonstrate any saving
Businesses that successfully achieve the 10% saving will receive a volumetric adjustment equivalent to 10% of their 2024/25 Wholesale Water charges, to be returned to them as credit in their account
This credit will be applied, via the water retailer serving the business, by January 2026.
This initiative was first used during similar restrictions in 2022, where it helped to save 8 million litres of water in a little over three months. We would appreciate you spreading awareness of the 'You Save, We Pay' scheme, and encouraging participation to suitable contacts in your own networks.
Kind regards,
Southern Water Stakeholder Engagement Team