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South West Water
South West Water is a British private utility company responsible for the water supply and waste water treatment services throughout Devon and Cornwall and in small areas of Dorset and Somerset. The company also supplies water in the south of England area under the name Bournemouth Water. South West Water was created in 1989 with the privatisation of the water industry. It was preceded by the South West Water Authority which was formed by the Water Act 1973 as one of ten regional water authorities formed by a merger of various statutory and local authority water undertakings. South West Water is part of the Pennon Group.
The South West Water Authority was formed in 1973.
South West Water was formed in 1989 when the water industry in the United Kingdom was privatised. It is responsible for the supply of the region's drinking water, the treatment and disposal of sewage, and the protection of inland and bathing waters. It is regulated by Ofwat, the water services regulation authority, being required to conform to United Kingdom standards. Water from the Littlehampston treatment works, which serves about 162,000 people in the Torbay area of Devon, has on four separate occasions been contaminated by the dangerous cryptosporidium parasite, most recently in May 2024. In July 1988 the water supply to Camelford, served by the Lowermoor treatment works, was severely contaminated by aluminium sulphate. Many people had medical issues after this and some died.
SWW is part of the Pennon Group.
The following public utilities were taken over by the South West Water Authority in 1973 under the South West Water Authority Constitution Order 1973 (SI 1973/1307):
It was the subject of an episode of the fly-on-the-wall documentary Back to the Floor in 1997.
The business of Bournemouth Water was merged into South West Water in April 2016.
Drake's Leat was constructed by Plymouth Corporation under the Plymouth Haven Act 1584 (27 Eliz. 1. c. 20). The Victualling Establishment, Plymouth Act 1824 (5 Geo. 4. c. 49) furthered the water supply for the Royal William Victualling Yard, giving the corporation powers to construct additional works and reservoirs to ensure the continued water supply to the town and naval establishments.
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South West Water
South West Water is a British private utility company responsible for the water supply and waste water treatment services throughout Devon and Cornwall and in small areas of Dorset and Somerset. The company also supplies water in the south of England area under the name Bournemouth Water. South West Water was created in 1989 with the privatisation of the water industry. It was preceded by the South West Water Authority which was formed by the Water Act 1973 as one of ten regional water authorities formed by a merger of various statutory and local authority water undertakings. South West Water is part of the Pennon Group.
The South West Water Authority was formed in 1973.
South West Water was formed in 1989 when the water industry in the United Kingdom was privatised. It is responsible for the supply of the region's drinking water, the treatment and disposal of sewage, and the protection of inland and bathing waters. It is regulated by Ofwat, the water services regulation authority, being required to conform to United Kingdom standards. Water from the Littlehampston treatment works, which serves about 162,000 people in the Torbay area of Devon, has on four separate occasions been contaminated by the dangerous cryptosporidium parasite, most recently in May 2024. In July 1988 the water supply to Camelford, served by the Lowermoor treatment works, was severely contaminated by aluminium sulphate. Many people had medical issues after this and some died.
SWW is part of the Pennon Group.
The following public utilities were taken over by the South West Water Authority in 1973 under the South West Water Authority Constitution Order 1973 (SI 1973/1307):
It was the subject of an episode of the fly-on-the-wall documentary Back to the Floor in 1997.
The business of Bournemouth Water was merged into South West Water in April 2016.
Drake's Leat was constructed by Plymouth Corporation under the Plymouth Haven Act 1584 (27 Eliz. 1. c. 20). The Victualling Establishment, Plymouth Act 1824 (5 Geo. 4. c. 49) furthered the water supply for the Royal William Victualling Yard, giving the corporation powers to construct additional works and reservoirs to ensure the continued water supply to the town and naval establishments.