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Steve ColellaSouth Staffs Water

From source to tap in a sustainable community

Steve ColellaNovember 2015

The Water Cycle

1. The sun heats up water bodies 2. Water

evaporates as water vapour

3. The water vapour cools and condenses into clouds

4. As clouds move over land they cool further, releasing water as rain

5. This rain falls into rivers, reservoirs and soaks into the ground where we are able to collect and treat it

Why should we reduce waste and save water?

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• Water is a finite resource – we need to preserve it for the futureo Just 1% of the water on the planet is fresh water available for

consumption. Whilst it rains storage is an issue.

• Using less water and reducing waste saves moneyo Metered charges are based entirely on the amount of

water used; however, not everyone is metered.o If water becomes scarce in the future water bills will rise

• Using less water saves energy and reduces carbon footprint; water efficiency offers easy win, win, wino Energy pumping costso Behavioural and social conscious increasing

• Building partnerships with Walsall Housing Group to achieve carbon reductions beyond compliance.

• Opportunities being sought for ‘out of the box’ thinking.