North West Water

Final logo of North West Water (1995)

North West Water officially came into existence in the summer of 1989 as part of the privatisation of the water industry in England and Wales. It was a water supply, sewage disposal and sewage treatment company serving North West England. It merged with NORWEB in December 1995 (the former North Western Electricity Board) to form United Utilities.^[1]^[2]

North West Water Authority[]

The North West Water Authority was one of ten regional authorities created by the Water Act 1973. It was formed from the merger of statutory water undertakings, local sewerage boards and three river authorities, these being the Mersey and Weaver River Authority, the Lancashire River Authority and the Cumberland River Authority.

The water undertakings subsumed into North West Water authority included:^[3]

Bolton Corporation
Carlisle Corporation
Liverpool Corporation
Manchester Corporation
St. Helens Corporation
Widnes Corporation
Calder Water Board
Eden Water Board
Furness Water Board
Fylde Water Board
Lakes and Lune Water Board
Lune Valley Water Board
Macclesfield District Water Board
Makerfield Water Board
Mid Cheshire Water Board
North Calder Water Board
Preston and District Water Board
South Cumberland Water Board
Stockport and District Water Board
Warrington, Runcorn and District Water Board
West Cumberland Water Board
West Lancashire Water Board
West Pennine Water Board
Wirral Water Board

The sewage treatment, sewerage and water supply and distribution arms of the authority were then privatised in July 1989, becoming North West Water plc. The remaining regulatory functions of the authority, including pollution prevention, fisheries management, flood control, water resource management and a number of other ancillary functions, were transferred into the newly formed National Rivers Authority.

The water supply sewage disposal and sewerage assets which were previously held by the water authority, and comprised some 56,000 hectares, were transferred to North West Water at privatisation.

References[]

^ "International Briefs; North West Water Buys Norweb Shares". nytimes.com. 20 September 1995. Retrieved 1 January 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "North West Water/Norweb". practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com. 1 December 1995. Retrieved 1 January 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ The North West Water Authority Constitution Order 1973 (1973 No. 1287)

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[1] "International Briefs; North West Water Buys Norweb Shares". nytimes.com. 20 September 1995. Retrieved 1 January 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[2] "North West Water/Norweb". practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com. 1 December 1995. Retrieved 1 January 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[3] The North West Water Authority Constitution Order 1973 (1973 No. 1287)

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