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Many households have water butts and other rainwater capture devices, but why is rainwater capture important? 🤷♂️   Not only can rainwater capture save you on your household bills, but it can help reduce the impact of surface water flooding. 🌊   Additionally, it may help to reduce sewage discharges and the cost of treating rainwater for water companies. 💸   In our latest blog post we outline the benefits of rainwater capture and also discuss the different methods of capturing rainwater. 🤔 We're excited to be helping householders with rainwater capture in the Catchment To Coast project! #OurRainwater #SlowtheFlow #RainwaterManagement #StormwaterSolutions

Water butts - a cost-effective asset that unlocks collaboration with householders whilst reducing strain on infrastructure. Available in all shapes & sizes (making them perfect to adapt to size, space & style preferences), rainwater capture devices do much more than just store water. 💧 Here’s 5 reasons why we think these humble water capture devices are underrated! 💰 Simple & cost effective - Instead of complex maintenance, costly upgrades or disruptive works, water butts can be retrofitted easily. Providing there is space and a downpipe, these assets can be easily added to a customer's home, with a life span of 10 to 20 years (maybe more!). But what about maintaining the asset? What if the customer just removes the device? 🏡 Opportunity for engagement & education - When it comes to community-based rainwater management projects using rainwater capture devices, the asset is just one part of the equation. Installing a water butt with no engagement misses out on opportunity to improve understanding around our water resources and why these interventions are essential to tackling issues such as sewer spills, surface water flooding and water scarcity. By including customers in the problem, solution and challenges, they’re more likely to maintain the asset, change water consumption behaviours and spread positive sentiment. So, now you have a cost-effective intervention installed on a widespread basis, maintained by the householders - what other benefits can are there? 🏗️ Reduce strain on infrastructure - Slowing the flow can help reduce the volume of water rushing into drainage systems, reducing the chances of system overwhelm leading to CSOs. Equally, water butts or rainplanters provide a store of water for customers, helping reduce demand on mains supplies. How much impact can these assets have? By implementing projects in a smart way, we can provide. . . 📈 Data-collection & validation - Assets provide ample opportunity for data collection, learnings and project validation. Using advanced real-time monitoring combined with a tailored water company dashboard to provide insights of scheme impact, ensuring your interventions have maximum effect whilst validating the project. 🎯 Achieve regulatory targets & policy compliance - Reducing sewer spill, ensuring the quality and supply of water are essential targets that must be achieved, whilst also tackling multi-faceted issues like surface water flooding. SuDS, including water butts, are emphasised in the Flood and Water Management Act 2010 as key in managing surface water run-off. Similarly, the Water Act 2014 focuses upon water efficiency and reducing household demand. Implementing these interventions and managing assets in an innovative, data-informed way is key to exceeding these objectives. There are many more reasons why rainwater capture devices make fantastic interventions and assets. If you to find out more drop us a DM! #OurRainwater #RainwaterManagement #RainwaterCapture 

  Last chance to vote! As you may be aware, Our Rainwater has been nominated for the SETsquared Community Awards 2024!  🎉   The category in question is 'The Champion of Change: Impact Award' and is there to acknowledge organisations that have made a profound difference to society.  👩👩👧👧   This award is based on a public vote, and we would be truly grateful if you could take a moment to support us by casting your vote. It only takes a few seconds!    👉 Vote for us here: https://lnkd.in/eP8Y8rB6 If you believe in our mission to reduce surface water flooding and sewage pollution, we’d be honoured if you could help us secure this recognition. 🤝 With only one day left of voting, every vote counts, and your support would mean the world to us! 🙌     SETsquared Partnership Hashtags [3 – 5]:  #SETsquared  #BusinessSupport #Innovation #OurRainwater #SlowtheFlow 

We are back in Eastbourne! 🎉 Read our updated blog post where we talk about two of the schools we have recently worked with in Eastbourne. 📖 We worked with Ocklynge Junior School & Cavendish Education Trust Roselands Juniors over a period of four days, delivering outdoor activities and educational content all related to water and surface water flooding. 🌊 The lessons were delivered by the OurRainwater team as well as support from Blue Heart. 💙 We thoroughly enjoyed our time there and so did the students " It was a really memorable day for them." 😁 We'd like to thank all the staff at both schools for their support and guidance throughout the project, as well as the team from The Blue Heart.🙏   Blue Heart is funded by Defra, as part of the £200 million Flood and Coastal Innovation Programmes, which is managed by the Environment Agency. The programmes will drive innovation in flood and coastal resilience and adaptation to a changing climate.   Read here: https://lnkd.in/dcmjyvWK #susdforschools #eastbourne #ocklynge #Roselands #naturebasedsolutions

We're excited to be submitting a paper for CIWEM (The Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management)'s Urban Drainage Conference next month, exploring our unique, data-driven and holistic approach to rainwater management founded on three key pillars:   📊 Advanced Modelling  🏘️ Targeted Engagement   📈 Monitoring    We can't wait to share more in a few weeks' time...     Make sure you’re following us for more details!   #OurRainwater #UrbanDrainageConference #CIWEM #RainwaterManagement 

It is fantastic to see so many learners engaged with topics of flooding, water sustainability and rainwater management! 🌧️ We enjoy collaborating with Blue Heart and bringing SuDs for Schools to schools throughout Eastbourne as part of the Department for Education's initiative. Thank you to Nick Couzens, Our Rainwater's Education Consultant, who expertly crafted engaging and hand-ons workshops to inspire the future generation of water stewards. 💧 #OurRainwater #SuDSforSchools #DepartmentForEducation #Eastbourne Blue Heart is funded by Defra, as part of the £200 million Flood and Coastal Innovation Programmes, which is managed by the Environment Agency. The programmes will drive innovation in flood and coastal resilience and adaptation to a changing climate.

Just 1 week until voting closes and we need your help! 🗳️ Our Rainwater has been nominated for the SETsquared Community Awards 2024! 🎉 The category in question is 'The Champion of Change: Impact Award' and is there to acknowledge organisations that have made a difference to society. 👨👨👧👧 This award is based on a public vote, and we would be truly grateful if you could take a moment to support us by casting your vote. It only takes a few seconds! 🙌 👉 Vote for us here: https://lnkd.in/eP8Y8rB6 With only one week left of voting, every vote counts, and your support would mean the world to us! SETsquared Partnership

In honour of Unblocktober this month here's an interesting statistic about Fats, Oils & Grease (FOG's). 🥘 Fats, Oils and Grease ending up down our drains can accumulate over time and cause blockages in our wastewater system. These specific blockages aren't rare, with thousands of cases a year, costing nearly £200 million a year to fix. 💸 It can be easy to forget when washing up and pour fats and oils down the sink. The best thing to do is let them cool so they solidify and then scrap them into the food compost. ❄️ #OurRainwater #SlowTheFlow #Unblocktober #Unblocktober2024 #WaterManagement

We need your help! 🙏 Our Rainwater has been short-listed for the SETsquared Partnership Awards as a Champion of Change. 🏆 This category is up to the public vote, which closes on November 5th.  🗳️ Please help us by voting here: https://lnkd.in/eP8Y8rB6 It would really help us out if you could please share this with your network! 💧 #OurRainwater #SETsquared #SETsquaredAwards 

International Day of Climate Action falls on the 24th of October every year to raise awareness of the pressing need to address climate change. 🌏 Climate action means one of two things: Firstly, reducing harmful emissions that cause this rapid rate of climate change. Secondly, improving our adaptation to the effects of climate change, such as rising sea levels, flooding and drought. 🌊 In our latest blog post we discuss sustainable ways we can manage this and how we can all do our bit. Click the link here to read more. 🥬 #OurRainwater #RainwaterHarvesting #RainwaterManagement #ClimateAction #Flooding