Northumbrian Water

Winner of the Queen’s
Award for Enterprise

in the category of
sustainable development

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.

 

Investing in the future

We are nearly 2 years through our latest 5 year investment programme and, so far, we have invested around £350m within the communities in which we serve. Our aim is to build a secure and sustainable future for the regions water and wastewater services whilst maintaining low costs for our customers.

Areas of investment include:-

  • a programme of renovation of cast iron water mains to improve water quality
  • improvements to water treatment works to reduce the risk from pesticides
  • a programme of improvements to overflows on the sewerage network
  • further improvements at sewage treatment works to comply with european directives
  • ongoing maintenance across the whole asset base