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.
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We are open to take billing calls 8am-8pm Monday to Friday and 8am-1pm Saturday
• Our busiest day is always a Monday
• Our busiest times of the day (Monday to Friday) are usually between 8am-10am, 11am-12noon and 5pm-6pm.
Calling outside these times will help you to get through to one of our advisors as quickly as possible.
| For emergencies about water and sewerage services - this is a 24 hour service. | 0845 717 1100 |
| For billing enquiries - lines are open from 8am until 8pm Monday to Friday and 8am until 1pm on Saturday. | 0845 733 5566 |
| For general enquiries about water and sewerage services - lines are open from 8am until 8pm Monday to Friday and 9am until 1pm on Saturday. | 0845 717 1100 |
| To report a water leak - this is a 24 hour service. | 0800 393 084 |
| To report a flood from the sewerage system - this is a 24 hour service. | 0800 328 7648 |
| Head office main switchboard - lines are open Monday to Friday 8am until 5:30pm. | 0845 604 7468 |
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Language interpretation - if English is not your first language, please call our telephone interpretation service on the billing or general enquiries numbers listed above and ask for an interpreter. |
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| Text Relay - your call will be answered by a text relay operator who will relay the call to us. |
For billing enquiries the number is For non-billing enquiries the number is |
| Property Solutions - Property Solutions offer a full range of conveyancy searches nationwide. Lines open from 9am until 5pm Monday to Friday. | 0870 241 7408 |
You can write to us at the following addresses:
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Northumbrian Water |
| If you are unhappy about any aspect of our service, please write to: |
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Northumbrian Water |
| If you are not happy with our response, you can contact the Consumer Council for Water Northumbria, the regional independent consumer organisation, which will act on your behalf. The address is: |
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Consumer Council for Water Northern Region - Darlington office Telephone: 08457 089367 / 08457 089368 or 01325 469777 / 01325 464222 |
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Northumbrian Water |
If you want to contact us with a query, you can email us by completing one of the online contact forms.
If your enquiry requires an urgent response please call on one of the telephone numbers listed above.
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