South West Water
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| Industry | Water industry |
| Headquarters | Exeter, Devon |
Area served | South West England |
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| Parent | Pennon Group |
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South West Water provides drinking water and waste water services throughout Cornwall and Devon and in small areas of Dorset and Somerset.[1] South West Water was created in 1989 with the privatisation of the water industry.[1] It was originally 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.[2]
History
The following public utilities were taken over by the South West Water Authority in 1973:[3]
- Cornwall River Authority
- Devon River Authority
- Avon and Dorset River Authority†
- Plymouth County Borough Corporation
- East Cornwall Water Board
- East Devon Water Board
- North and Mid Cornwall Water Board
- North Devon Water Board
- South Cornwall Water Board
- South West Devon Water Board
- West Cornwall Water Board
† Only the area of the authority which drained into the River Lim.
It was the subject of an episode of the fly-on-the-wall documentary Back to the Floor in 1997.[4]
See also
References
- 1 2 http://www.southwestwater.co.uk/index.cfm?articleid=128
- ↑ http://www.southwestwater.co.uk/index.cfm?articleid=143
- ↑ The South West Water Authority Constitution Order 1973 (1973 No. 1307)
- ↑ http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/587305
External links
- Official website
- South West Water on www.thewaterplace.co.uk
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