North West Water

North West Water was a water supply, sewage disposal and sewage treatment company serving North West England.

In 1995, it merged with NORWEB (the former North Western Electricity Board) to form United Utilities.

[1][2] The North West Water Authority was one of ten regional authorities created by the Water Act 1973.

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 to the newly formed National Rivers Authority.

The water supply sewage disposal and sewerage assets, which were previously held by the water authority and covered some 56,000 hectares (220 sq miles), were transferred to North West Water at privatisation.