We are proud to provide a sustainable, affordable, clean and safe water supply and to manage and treat the waste water returned to us in a way that protects the environment.
Northumbrian Water Group contains the following companies and divisions:
Northumbrian Water Limited (NWL) provides water and sewerage services in the north east of England under the brand name Northumbrian Water and water services in the south east under the brand name Essex & Suffolk Water. It serves 2.6 million people in the north with water and sewerage services and 1.8 million people in the south with water services.
In addition to the main business of collecting, treating and supplying drinking water and collecting, treating and disposing of sewage and sewage sludge, NWL has a leisure business, which provides holiday accommodation, conferencing, recreation and fishing facilities, and a business called Property Solutions. This undertakes a range of searches for new homeowners relating to water and waste water connections, contaminated land, flooding and planning applications.
| Key assets | North | South |
|---|---|---|
| Impounding reservoirs | 29 | 10 |
| Water treatment works | 35 | 29 |
| Water pumping stations | 269 | 90 |
| Service reservoirs | 252 | 102 |
| Water mains | 16,789km | 8,424km |
| Sewers | 15,484km | |
| Sewage pumping stations | 683 | |
| Sewage treatment works | 437 | |
| Customers billed | 1.21m | 760,000 |
| Water supplied | 800Ml/day (24% raw) | 427 Ml/day |
| Area served | 9,400 sq.km | 2,861 sq.km |
| Employees | 1,648 | 685 |
The Group provides water and waste water management with contracts in Scotland, Ireland and Gibraltar:
Northumbrian Water Scientific Services (formerly known as AES), a trading division of NWL, provides analytical laboratory and scientific services including sampling and analysis of air quality, contaminated land, water and waste water in sites and has UKAS accredited laboratories. Its clients include 'NWL', 'Hanson Cement', the 'Environment Agency' and local authorities.
Vehicle Lease and Services Limited (VLS) provides plant and vehicle leasing services.