Island Rivers

Southern Water have asked us to pass on the following message, which we willingly do: Help paying your bill: We are mindful of the potential financial impact of the virus on some customers. We're here to help if you're struggling to pay your bill. There are a range of different payment support schemes and tariffs available. Details of them can be found on our website: www.southernwater.co.uk/account/help-paying-your-bill Helping avoid blockages: As reports mount of toilet paper … [Read more...]

We love it when local people help to contribute to this website, and today a big thanks goes out to Carol and John Jewett who have enabled us to publish a page on their local water-course, Rodge Brook. This is one of the island's lesser known streams, flowing from Parkhurst into Clamerkin Lake. Jon kindly took us on a tour and has contributed this lovely photograph, whilst Carole has written a fantastic and superbly researched article that can be downloaded from our new page. … [Read more...]

We have been really busy this month! The Island Rivers Catchment Plan has had a major update. It is a live document reviewed annually and is a framework for identifying opportunities and delivering collaborative projects to improve the Water Quality of all the Isle of Wight river catchments and coastal and groundwater, to reduce Flood Risk and improve Water Resources and Bio-diversity. Its updates include a whole new set of maps showing our past and present projects, as well as our … [Read more...]