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Sittingbourne and Sheppey next for water metering Sittingbourne and Sheppey are part of Southern Water’s five-year programme to install 500,000 water meters for the majorityy of its customers across the South East. A total of just under 26,000 meters will be installed locally. Work will begin in the Sittingbourne area in late 2011 and then move on to Sheppey in the early part of 2012. Southern Water is introducing water meterss for 92 per cent of its customers as people on water meters tend to use up to ten per cent less water. Darren Bentham, Director of Metering at Southern Water, said: “Water metering is an important part of our plans to manage water resources across the South East, alongside tackling leakage and developing new water resources. We also believe that households paying for the water they use is the fairest way to charge and puts people in control of their bills.” Southern Water customer service teams will deliver information packs to households before their new water meters arrive. Installation teams will work on a street-by-street basis to install the meters, with the majority being fitted in the public footpath outside properties, and advisors will be on hand on the day of installation to answer questions and provide advice on water efficiency, energy savings and metered bills. To find out more about Southern Water’s metering programme visit www.southernwater.co.uk/metering or call the Metering Customer Call Centre on 0333 2003 012. www.swale.gov.uk
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