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Don't pour pesticides and chemicals down the drain - dispose of them safely at Longue Hougue. That's the message from Guernsey Water and Guernsey Waste this bank holiday weekend - when people might well be planning to tackle the garden for the first time this year.

The pesticide metamitron is now banned locally, following its detection in the island's largest raw water storage reservoir......

The now-banned pesticide was discovered in the reservoir earlier in the year during routine sampling and immediately isolated from supply. 

Guernsey Water is thanking islanders for their efforts to conserve water during the recent spell of unusually hot weather, after demand remained below last year’s peak levels despite soaring temperatures. 

According to the Met Office, temperatures reached 30.8°C yesterday, following several days of unseasonably warm and dry conditions. As expected, water use increased over the Bank Holiday weekend - but not to the levels seen in comparable heat last year. 

1.4 BILLION litres. That's how much clean, safe, wholesome water you've gotten through this year so far. Enough to completely get through our largest reservoir, Longue Hougue (1.15 billion litres) and nearly all of St Andrew's too (388 million litres).

Guernsey Water has progressed its first major infrastructure project of the year from Mill Street into Mansell Street. All paving has now been re-laid and full pedestrian access through Mill Street restored. All businesses could be accessed throughout.   

Guernsey Water’s largest treated water service reservoir at Forest Road is now back in full operation following the upgrade – the most extensive in its 60-year history. The investment future proofs this critical asset to ensure it can continue to deliver clean, safe and wholesome drinking water to around 10,000 customers.
In a near year-long project, the tank was drained of its 13-million litres to allow specialist contractors to clean and inspect the entire internal structure.

Targeted concrete patch repairs were undertaken on the inside of the tank.

One of the site's three filter beds now emptied of its original medium, ready for cleaning and preparation for the installation of the new dual media filter.