North West Water
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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.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "North West Water/Norweb". practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com. 1 December 1995. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ The North West Water Authority Constitution Order 1973 (1973 No. 1287)
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