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A three-year sponsorship deal from Jersey Water will see local charity Jersey Trees for Lifetake responsibility for the upkeep of a botanical collection of trees at Val de la Marereservoir. Established in 1975, the arboretum contains a variety of tree collections with global originsas diverse as North America, the Far East and Australasia. Since its […]

Jersey Water has conducted a co-ordinated exercise off the headland near the desalination plant to locate the entrance of a 1960s sub-sea tunnel. Working with Ports of Jersey and the Government’s Infrastructure and Environment Department, the utility used fluorescent green tracing dye and an overhead drone to pinpoint the tunnel entrance, which is some 40 […]

Jersey Water has, for the first time, used an anonymous recruitment process to appoint two new non-executive directors to its Board.  With the aim of bringing greater diversity to its Boardroom, the utility adopted an innovative approach of shortlisting candidates without knowing their identities or backgrounds. Designed to remove unconscious bias from the selection process, […]

Employees at Jersey Water raised £17,000 last year for Dementia Jersey, the company’s chosen charity for 2022. Jersey Water matched every pound raised by colleagues who embarked on a number of fundraising activities during the year, including supporting Dementia Jersey’s 50-mile walking and summer cycling challenges. The Jersey Water team also raised awareness about the […]

Jersey Water has published its Annual Report and Financial Statements and its Water Quality Report for the year ended 30 September 2022. The financial results for the year were ahead of budget, showing a profit before tax of £6.77 million, an increase on the 2021 profit of £6.69 million.  The financial results of both 2022 […]

Jersey Water has lifted the temporary use restrictions for all domestic customers with immediate effect. The Company would like to thank all Islanders for adhering to the Hosepipe Ban and helping save water to preserve reservoir levels following the exceptionally hot and dry summer. Although October was also dry with just 76mm of rain (60% […]

Charges for water will increase by 6% in January 2023, equivalent to an increase of approximately £23 per year, for the average household, or 6 pence per day, as Jersey Water responds to upward pressures on costs. There will be no further increases in Jersey Water’s prices until January 2024. The Company is committed to […]

Jersey Living Wage Campaign – Caritas Jersey has been licensed by the Living Wage Foundation in the UK to manage and co-ordinate the promotion of a ‘Living Wage’ in Jersey. The Living Wage campaign is one of Caritas’ three main projects; the other two being the Social Inclusion Project and the Prisoners’ Families Support Scheme. […]

From 00:01 on Friday 26 August, Jersey Water are bringing in a Hosepipe Ban (also known as a Temporary Use Ban) for all domestic customers. Commercial and business customers are excluded from the restrictions, however the Company requests that when water is used for commercial purposes it is used sparingly and carefully.  Although the formal restrictions […]

Jersey Water have teamed up with Ocean Culture Life to deliver a series of educational workshops in person and virtually, to inspire the next generation to protect the Island’s water sources. The aim is to raise awareness of how precious water is, in any form whether it’s the ocean, reservoirs, streams or drains and why […]