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Check for leaks or water disruptions that could be affecting your water supply.

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Spotted a leak or have an issue with your water or wastewater supply.

Emergency helpline

Call our 24-hour helpline if you’ve found a heavy leak or burst, or sewer flooding is in your home.

How we manage incidents

Find out what we do during an incident, including how we support you and keep you updated.

Home emergency cover

Cover with HomeServe for unexpected problems, such as, burst pipes, blocked drains, leaking taps and toilets.

Find an approved plumber

Find a WaterSafe approved plumber near you.

Report a leak

If you've spotted a leak, report it online.

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We provide water and sewerage services to 2.7 million people in the north east of England.

Days out and holidays

Our Waterside Parks offer top quality fishing, stunning lakeside walks, cafes, play areas and more.

Coasts and rivers

Find out about the quality of our bathing waters and access our interactive map for near real-time storm overflow updates.

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Find out about the quality of our bathing waters and access our interactive map for near real-time storm overflow updates.

About our bathing waters

Map of our bathing waters

About storm overflows

Map of our storm overflows

Local Action community events

Find out what we have been doing and will be doing to enhance your waterways and rivers.

Kielder Waterside

Our luxury lodges in Northumberland are the perfect setting for your next holiday.

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Home to iconic landmarks like Durham Cathedral, and over 401,000 of our customers.

Find out more below about the projects happening in your area.

£71m investment to protect County Durham water quality

North East Beaches Continue to Shine with Outstanding Water Quality

Northumbrian Water Welcomes New Graduates to Support £3.6bn Investment Programme

County Durham carbon trials in contention for green innovation award

Stressholme upgrade brings improved wastewater treatment, regional growth, and carbon savings

Fixing leaks and saving water; Northumbrian Water nearly doubles the number of leaks repaired

Otters have returned to County Durham stream as water health continues to improve

Partnership at work: reducing flood risk in County Durham village

Environmental protection work in Bishop Auckland

Invisible leak repair is out of this world

Blockage-detecting robot ready to patrol sewers

Esh Winning site upgrades help improve water quality in County Durham

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