A project which aims to get Cornish residents to see water in a new light has been awarded £95,000.

The two-year ‘I Love Water’ project will be run by the South West Lakes Trust using National Lottery grant funding and match funding of a further £95k from South West Water.

By engaging particularly with young people about water conservation and sustainability, the project aims to get people to see water as a precious resource that must not be wasted.

The scheme will also help to conserve and improve habitats for wildlife at the Trust’s reservoir sites around the South West, which include Siblyback Lake near Liskeard.

South West Water’s ambition is to see household water consumption reduce from an average of 143 litres per person per day to 128 litres by 2025.

Andy Parsons, chief executive of the South West Lakes Trust, said, ‘We are delighted to have received support from The National Lottery Heritage Fund for this important project. Water is vital to us all and we are very much looking forward to helping our visitors and local communities connect with its value and the benefits of reducing water usage.

‘To launch this project during the Year of Green Action is particularly significant, as it is about connecting people with nature and enabling more people to take action to improve our environment.’