Sharna Smith, Author at Bristol Water

If the majority of the earth is made of water, how can it be so precious?

By Sharna Smith | July 18, 2019

Water is everywhere, granted. We are surrounded by it. In fact, nearly three quarters of this earth is filled with it. We head out the door and it’s falling from the sky, we go for a run and we sweat it out, we drink it, we wash in it, we breathe it out. It’s in…Read More

Eight new water fountains to be installed across Bristol

By Sharna Smith | June 21, 2019

the bristol water map of water fountains in queens road christmas steps the promenade broadmead college green millennium square and queen square

They will save Bristolians half a million pounds and prevent 50 miles of plastic bottle waste every year Some of Bristol’s busiest areas are to benefit from eight new free-to-use water fountains, starting from this week, in a bid to fight against plastic waste. The new water fountains will quadruple the number of refill fountains…Read More

That’s wrong! It’s the European eel

By Sharna Smith | May 17, 2019

Kids from Birdwell Primary School in bristol releasing eels into blagdon lake

School children across Somerset and Bristol are helping to save the critically endangered European eel this week by releasing hundreds into local rivers and lakes after nurturing them in their classrooms. This week will mark the 5,000th eel to be released as part of the Spawn to be Wild scheme, created by Bristol Water in…Read More

The European eel is more endangered than the red panda

By Sharna Smith | May 17, 2019

School children across Somerset and Bristol are helping to save the critically endangered European eel this week by releasing hundreds into local rivers and lakes after nurturing them in their classrooms. This week will mark the 5,000th eel to be released as part of the Spawn to be Wild scheme, created by Bristol Water in…Read More

Bristol Water to save fifty miles worth of plastic bottles this summer

By Sharna Smith | May 3, 2019

Bristol Water Bar at upfest with a sign saying free water refill a bottle or do some shots

Imagine a line of plastic bottles stretching all the way from Bristol to Cardiff. This is the amount of plastic bottles Bristol Water has committed to save this year – starting from this bank holiday Monday. The pop-up Bristol Water Bar will tour across local festivals in a bid to fight against plastic waste,…Read More

Lost section of the River Chew restored for endangered wildlife

By Sharna Smith | March 28, 2019

The River Chew is now half a kilometre longer for the first time in more than half a century. The scheme has permanently restored a section of the river and will provide a new home for endangered species, such as eels. Matthew Pitts, Catchment Strategy Manager at Bristol Water, said: “We are pleased…Read More

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