Archive for: 2006

Jersey Water has today published its Annual Report and Accounts, showing a profit before tax for 2006 of £2,800,000; a 15% increase on 2005 achieved despite the need to run the desalination plant for three months during the year and a tariff increase of just 1.95%. The Water Quality report, also published today, shows that […]

Jersey Water has received a Gold Award for Environmental Best Practice as part of the UK 2005 ‘Green Apple Awards’. Presented at the House of Commons, Chairman, David Norman and Chief Executive, Howard Snowden, represented the Company, which has been given the award for the achievements at its new Les Platons Water Supply Scheme. The […]

Jersey Water has today announced that its tariff increases for 2006 will be below the current rate of inflation – at 1.95%. Howard Snowden, Managing Director of Jersey Water, said: “We believe that it is important that increases in prices be kept as low as possible. By limiting the price increase to just 1.95%, this […]

Jersey Water is advising customers to prepare for what weather experts are saying could be one of the coldest winters in many years. The Company is advising people that a few simple precautions can take the headache out of unexpected burst pipes, and subsequent damage to homes, and wasted water, associated with freezing conditions. Customers […]

As part of the Scenic Lanes awards presentation on Thursday 13th October 6pm organised by the Société Jersiaise, the National Trust for Jersey will also be presenting an award which recognises a stretch of hedgerow which has been the most sympathetically managed with respect to the environment. The winner of this year’s award is Jersey […]

As part of the Heritage Open Day, organised by the National Trust for Jersey, Queen’s Valley Reservoir pumping station will be open free of charge to the public between 10am – 4pm on Saturday 10 September. The pumping station is located below the main dam at the lower end of the reservoir. Don’t miss this […]

As the dry weather continues, Jersey Water is issuing a reminder to Islanders to use water wisely. In a campaign focussing on the wise use of water both in the garden and in the home, the message is clear – just making small changes to your daily routine can make a significant difference to the […]

Jersey Water today published its 2004 Annual Report and Financial Statements and its 2004 Water Quality Report. The annual report shows that the Company made a pre tax profit of £2.8 million including a profit of £520,000 on the sale of fixed assets. The Water Quality report confirms that the water supplied by the Company […]

The Finance & Economics Committee have announced that the majority shareholding in Jersey Water is not for sale. The announcement ends a year of uncertainty for the Company after the States announced in March 2004 a strategic review of its future, following an approach by The Jersey Electricity Company Limited, who had expressed an interest […]