Wessex Water
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Wessex Water is a water supply and sewerage utility company serving parts of south west and southern England. The company originated as the Wessex Water Authority, one of ten regional water authorities established by the Water Act 1973. Privatised, in 1989, Wessex Water Services Limited was purchased by Enron in July 1998 for $2.4 billion. Following that company's collapse Wessex Water was sold to YTL Power International of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in 2002.
The company is based in Bath in Somerset in a new energy efficient building by Bennetts Associates and Buro Happold.
The water authority acquired the assets and duties of a number of public sector and local authority water utilities[1]:
- Bristol Avon River Authority
- Somerset River Authority
- Avon and Dorset River Authority (except the part of the area of that drains to the River Lim)
- Bath Corporation
- Dorset Water Board
- North Wilts Water Board
- South Wilts Water Board
- Wessex Water Board
- West Somerset Water Board
- West Wilts Water Board
- Bournemouth and District Water Company †
- Bristol Waterworks Company
- Cholderton and District Water Company †
- West Hampshire Water Company †
- West Lulworth Water Undertaking
and
- The part of the area of the Severn River Authority that drained into the Severn below Sharpness
See also: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukwemf
† The Wessex Water Authority only took over the areas of these companies for sewerage and drainage purposes. The companies continued to supply drinking water.
According to the company's accounts, in 2005[2] it achieved a turnover of £303.6 million, and an operating profit of £124.8 million.
[edit] References
- ^ The Wessex Water Authority Constitution Order 1973 (1973 No. 1306)
- ^ Wessex Water Annual Results 2005
[edit] External links
- Wessex Water website[1]
