Water supply and sanitation in the United Kingdom is provided by a number of water and sewerage companies. Twelve companies and organisations provide drainage and sewerage services, each over a wide area, to the whole United Kingdom; and supply water to most customers in their areas of operation. There are also 'water only' companies which supply water in certain areas. Some companies are licensed to supply water or sewerage services using the networks of other providers.
England
In England and Wales the economic regulator of water and sewerage is Ofwat and the quality regulator is the Drinking Water Inspectorate.
Water and sewerage Company Service area Major shareholders Website Anglian Water East of England Camulodunum Investments (15%), CPP Investments (33%), IFM Investors (20%), Igneo Infrastructure Partners (15%), Infinity Investments (17%)Ownership & Structure Anglian Water Northumbrian Water North East England Northumbrian Water Group Severn Trent Water West Midlands, East Midlands, Chester As at 1 March 2017, the company's issued share capital consists of 239,791,170 ordinary shares of 97 17/19 pence each with voting rights.
As at 1 March 2017, the company holds 4,080,964 shares in Treasury.https://otp.tools.investis.com/clients/uk/severn_trent_plc/rns/regulatory-story.aspx?cid=1487&newsid=849180 Listed on London Stock Exchange) Southern Water South East England Greensands Holdings South West Water South West England Pennon Group Thames Water Greater London, Thames Valley Kemble Water United Utilities North West England N/A, listed on London Stock Exchange Dŵr CymruWest Midlands, (Wales)Glas Cymru Holdings Wessex Water South West England YTL Corporation Yorkshire Water Yorkshire and the Humber Kelda Group
Water only Company Supply area Owner Website Affinity Water Central region: Amersham, Barnet, Beaconsfield, Bishop's Stortford, Harlow, Harrow, Hemel Hempstead, Letchworth, Luton, Saffron Walden, St Albans, Staines, Stevenage, Uxbridge, Watford, Welwyn Garden City, WokingEast region: Brightlingsea, Clacton-on-Sea, Frinton-on-Sea, Harwich, Manningtree, WivenhoeSoutheast region: Dover, Folkestone, Hythe, Romney Marsh, Dungeness, Lydd Allianz/HICL Infrastructure/DIF Tamblin Albion Water Knowle Village (Hampshire), Oaklands Hamlet (Chigwell), Upper Rissington (Gloucestershire) Albion Water Group Limited Bournemouth Water Bournemouth, Christchurch, Lymington, Ringwood, Verwood, Wimborne Minster Pennon Group Bristol Water Bristol, Burnham-on-Sea, Frome, Tetbury, Wells, Weston-super-Mare Pennon Group Cambridge Water Company Cambridge, St Ives South Staffordshire Water Cholderton and District Water Company Amport, Bulford, Cholderton, Quarley, Shipton Bellinger, Thruxton Cholderton Estate Essex and Suffolk Water Essex region: Basildon, Brentwood, Chelmsford, Southend-on-Sea, Thurrock, Barking and Dagenham, Havering, RedbridgeSuffolk region: Aldeburgh, Eye, Great Yarmouth, Lowestoft, Southwold Northumbrian Water Group Hartlepool Water Hartlepool Anglian Water Portsmouth Water Bognor Regis, Chichester, Fareham, Gosport, Havant, Hayling Island, Portsmouth Ancala South East Water Eastern region: Ashford, Canterbury, Eastbourne, East Grinstead, Haywards Heath, Maidstone, Sevenoaks, Tonbridge, Royal Tunbridge Wells, WhitstableWestern region: Aldershot, Basingstoke, Bracknell, Camberley, Maidenhead, Petersfield, Wokingham Utilities Trust of Australia/Desjardins Group/NatWest Group Pension Fund South Staffordshire Water Aldridge, Brownhills, Burton upon Trent, Cannock, Kinver, Lichfield, Rugeley, Sutton Coldfield, Tamworth, Uttoxeter, Walsall, West Bromwich Independent Sutton and East Surrey Water Cobham, Dorking, Horley, Leatherhead, Oxted, Redhill, Reigate, Sutton Pennon Group Youlgrave Waterworks Youlgrave Independent non-profit
Wales CompanyService areaParentWebsite Dŵr Cymru Wales, (West Midlands) Glas Cymru Hafren DyfrdwyWrexham, PowysSevern Trent
Scotland Scottish Water (government)
Business users receive the services via a licensed provider and Scottish Water act as wholesaler.
Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Water (government)
Crown dependencies Jersey Water (government, with minority private shareholding) Guernsey Water (government) Manx Utilities Authority (government)
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