Interim Charity Director at The Royal Life Saving Society, Matt Croxall, joins Karen & Mike to discuss RLSS' 'Drowning Prevention Week' campaign and how the initiative has grown over time. 

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Timestamps

• 0:00 - Introduction & hellos

Show notes

Tony's Peecycling podcast recommendation

RLSS

Drowning Prevention Week

Welsh Water’s Head of Vulnerable Customer Support, Pete O’Hanlon, and Water Efficiency Lead, Annie Lamb, join Mike and Karen to explore the many innovative approaches Welsh Water takes to help vulnerable customers increase their water efficiency.

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Timestamps

• 0:00 - Introduction and hellos

Show notes 

Welsh Water Priority Services

Welsh Water's Cartef Community 

Mike & Karen are joined by Defra's Head of Water Efficiency and Demand Management, Katie Smith, for a detailed discussion of Defra's plans to help everyone save water. 

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Timestamps

0:00 - Introductions 

Show notes

CCW's water meter calculator

Mike & Karen are joined by British-born California resident, Chris Worrall, to discuss his one-man mission against household water waste in the Golden State. 

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Timestamps

0:00 -  Introduction and hellos

'Waterfall' returns for an exciting new season! And we're kicking off with a very special episode featuring South Staffs Water's Mumin Islam discuss two innovative water efficiency projects specially crafted especially for faith-based communities. 

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Timestamps

0:00 - The start of a brand new season of 'Waterfall' 

2:55 - Mumin joins the podcast

8:25 - The importance of serving different communities in tailored ways 

9:10 - The work of 'Reviving The Sunnah'

13:50 - Water use within Islam 

17:13 - Working with Cambridge Central Mosque

19:20 - Fostering a connection between the people and the environment 

21:23 - Water saving within cooking

25:10 - The purpose of the projects

28:10 - How are the results going to be shared 

35:50 - Mumin's personal water use 

37:00 - Final thoughts and farewell 

Show notes 

Reviving The Sunnah

Water & Wudu – Cambridge Water & Cambridge Central Mosque: Reviving the Sunnah

Cambridge Central Mosque

With a brand new season right of 'Waterfall' right around the corner, here are some of our fave moments from our third season. 

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TIMESTAMPS

0:00 - Introduction and hellos 

2:45 - Cath's Water Night horror story (#60 - Tapping Into Tomorrow: The Next Generation Of Water Savers)

6:00 - Karen finally reveals her water usage (#54 - From Crisis To Conservation: Colombia’s Water Journey)

9:38 - Producer Tom's insanely quick trivia knowledge (#56 - Loyal To The Soil)

13:57 - Tim Harris discusses why they fought the law for the fen and the impact of sphagnum moss in the area (#50 - Norfolk Broadsides)

17:49 - Tom of Moors For The Future talks about the power of sphagnum moss (#57 - Improving Bog Standards)

21:16 - Mike discusses a strange discovery found in a toilet (#58 - Gloom And Bloom: Saving Water Via Emotional Engagement)

22:48 - The perils of using your phone on the toilet (#55 - Clearing Up FOG)

26:01 - Are you a lid up or lid down toilet user? (#51 - Leaky Loos)

28:33 - Thames Water's Andrew Tucker discusses leak issues beyond the standard pesky loo (#51 - Leaky Loos)

32:21 - Laura Moss' extraordinary water usage (#49 - Waterfall Live!)

33:40 - Craig Foster of OndoTech explains how the LeakBot app can push behaviour change (#59 - LeakBot: Reducing Household Water Use Through Innovative Technology)

36:30 - Tony V reflects on how he discovered the podcast and his thoughts on mulching (#53 - Tony’s Water Saving Odyssey)

To tide you over before 'Waterfall's grand return, here are some of our favourite guest moments from our fantastic third season. Huge thanks to all those who took part! 

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TIMESTAMPS

0:00 - Introduction and hellos 

4:08 - Richard Allan discusses the challenges of communicating climate concepts to the general public (#61 - Climate Change: Turbo Charging The Water Cycle)

6:16 - The winning team of Wessex Water's Young People's Panel reflect on their win (#60 - Tapping Into Tomorrow: The Next Generation Of Water Savers) 

9:22 - Tim Harris speaks about the fen drying and the severity of the issue at hand (#50 - Norfolk Broadsides)

11:02 - Surfers Against Sewage establish the history of their app (#62 - Riding The Digital Wave: Making A Difference With The Safer Sea & Rivers Service App)

14:15 - CCW superfan, Tony V, talks about the benefits of a cold shower (#53 - Tony's Water Saving Odyssey)

15:45 - Thames Water's Andrew Tucker talks about smart metering and leaky loos (#51 - Leaky Loos)

19:02 - OndoTech's Craig Foster explains what LeakBot is (#59 - LeakBot: Reducing Household Water Use Through Innovative Technology)

20:24 - Ipsos' Colin Strong reflects on the main learning points from the Gloom & Bloom research commissioned by CCW (#58 - Gloom & Bloom: Saving Water Via Emotional Engagement) 

23:05 - Professor Luis Botero discusses the aftermath of Bogota's major water incident and the importance of water consciousness (#54 - From Crisis To Conservation: Colombia's Water Journey)

25:58 - The Rivers Trust's Tessa Hadley discusses improving the drought resilience of rivers (#52 - Rewiggling Rivers)

27:50 - Southern Water's Stephen Williams discusses how much it costs to clean a blockage (#55 - Clearing Up FOG)

30:50 - Karen speaks to the DWI's Nicholas Adjei about the importance of the public having trust in their water supply (#49 - Waterfall Live!)

In this very special, all-Welsh language edition of 'Waterfall', CCW's Rhys Brooks and Mr. Smith of Ysgol Gymraeg Gwynllyw school speak to a group of students and explore the valuable water efficiency lessons they've gleaned through listening to 'Waterfall.'

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Timestamps

0:00 - Producer Tom introduces this unique version of 'Waterfall'

2:45 - Ysgol Gymraeg Gwynllyw session begins

4:05 - The importance of saving water

8:50 - Metering as a concept as mentioned in 'Waterfall's Columbia episode

11:40 - Changing water use in terms of farming and pollution

12:40 - Using water more sustainably in general

14:45 - Lessons learned from 'Waterfall's episode on WRAP

15:55 - Water scarcity in Wales

18:55 - Does Wales value water?

23:10 - Making water use part of the curriculum?

27:22 - How much water do the students think they use?

31:10 - Song choices by students for a five-minute shower

33:00 - Final thoughts and close

It's a festive bonanza this week on 'Waterfall' as we wrap up our third season. First up we have good friend of the show and CCW's sewage expert, Steve Grebby, chatting to Mike & Karen all best cooking practices across the holiday season. And then the moment you've all been waiting for... season 3's Water Table! 

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Timestamps

0:00 - Introduction and hellos

2:20 - Steve joins the show

14:25 - The Water Table countdown 

Shownotes

The Institute of Water's magazine 

Mike & Cath head outside to chat to Dani Jordan & Annie McKelvey of Surfers Against Sewage all about the charity's impressive 'Safer Seas & Rivers Service' app. 

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Timestamps

0:00 - Introduction and hellos 

Shownotes

Surfers Against Sewage

More information about the app