North West Water


North West Water was a water supply company serving north west England. It was originally the North West Water Authority, one of ten regional authorities created by the Water Act 1973. It became North West Water plc in July 1989, and was privatised. It merged with NORWEB in December 1995 to form United Utilities.
The North West Water Authority took over the following statutory water undertakings:
The predominance of the Northwest Water Estate, comprising some 56,000 hectares, some of which was acquired through compulsory purchase and statutory powers under the Water Industry Act was handed over to United Utilities.