Harzwasserwerke

Founded in 1928, the Harzwasserwerke were tasked with supplying drinking water, providing electrical power and flood protection.

The company utilizes the nearby Harz mountains, a well-known nature reserve and tourist destination in Germany, as a source of high-quality drinking water.

Currently delivering over 94,4 million cubic meters of water per year,[3] the Harzwasserwerke supply a number of municipal utilities as far away as Bremen, Brunswick, Wolfsburg and Hanover, among others.

The elevation difference between the Harz mountains and the North German plain makes the terrain very suitable for the production of electrical energy by means of hydropower.

Beside the management and administration of flood protection installations, the company is also responsible for the maintenance of the Upper Harz Water Regale, which was designated by the UNESCO as a World Heritage Site in 2010.

Water pumping station from 1871 at Stadtwerder in Bremen . The facility is operated by SWB and still maintains the Bremen piping net with "Harzwater" by pressure pumps .