EIR Request 2263

Subject: Water and Wastewater Usage and Costs

Status: Complete

Date received: November 2025

Question Asked:

We formally request under the EIR 2004 regulations Act data you hold, relating to the water and wastewater usage and costs within your controlled portfolio / expenditure.

Given the Governments focus on water control, reduction and competition, there is a valid public interest in local taxpayers knowing what the UK’s public sector across both local and central Government comprises.

For the most recent yearly data to hand:-

• Your total billed water/sewerage usage?

• Your total billed water/sewerage cost?

• Name of your water provider?

• Are you on a standard water tariff or negotiated/contracted rate i.e. via a framework/direct?

• Have you switched water supplier?

• Have you ever commissioned or undertaken a water and wastewater audit, with a review to reducing your water and wastewater costs?

• Is funding prohibiting you from implementing a water and wastewater cost reduction project?

• Have you ever carried out a water consumption benchmark exercise to all of your buildings? If so what is the water consumption per person per year?

• Do you have a future water strategy, if so, please supply details.

Our Response:

Please see our response below to your Freedom of Information Request.

For the most recent yearly data to hand:-

• Your total billed water/sewerage usage?

  Water = 26198. Sewage = 21001.

• Your total billed water/sewerage cost?

  Water = £50,503.51. Sewage = £29,429.03.

• Name of your water provider?

  Castle Water.

• Are you on a standard water tariff or negotiated/contracted rate i.e. via a framework/direct?

  Water Retailer Contract through public framework.

• Have you switched water supplier?

  Not on the last tender process.

• Have you ever commissioned or undertaken a water and wastewater audit, with a review to reducing your water and wastewater costs?

  Yes and current agreement still in place.

• Is funding prohibiting you from implementing a water and wastewater cost reduction project?

  No

• Have you ever carried out a water consumption benchmark exercise to all of your buildings? If so what is the water consumption per person per year?

  No

• Do you have a future water strategy? If so, please supply details.

  No formal strategy, but monitored usage at key sites

Outcome: Information Provided

FOI responded to within timescales: YES

Further action: NO