Portsmouth Water
Water supply company in southern England
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Portsmouth Water is the utility company responsible for water supply and distribution in the City of Portsmouth, part of East Hampshire and part of West Sussex.[α] Places served include Gosport, Fareham, Portsmouth, Havant, Chichester, and Bognor Regis. The company is a private limited company.[3] It was acquired by Ancala in March 2018.[2]
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| Type | Limited company |
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| Industry | Public utility |
| Founded | 13 July 1857 |
| Headquarters | Portsmouth and parts of Hampshire and West Sussex, |
Area served | 868 km2 |
Key people | Bob Taylor (CEO) |
| Products | Water |
| Revenue | £40.3 million |
Number of employees | 251[2] |
| Parent | South Downs Capital Limited |
| Website | www |
History
| Portsmouth Water Supply (Farlington) Act 1740 | |
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| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to enable Thomas Smith Esquire, Lord of the Manor of Farlington, in the County of Southampton, to supply the Town of Portsmouth and Parts adjacent with good and wholesome Water, at his own proper Costs and Charges. |
| Citation | 14 Geo. 2. c. 43 |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 25 April 1741 |
| Commencement | 18 November 1740 |
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Status: Repealed | |
| Portsmouth and Portsea Water Act 1809 | |
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| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act for better supplying with Water the Borough of Portsmouth, and the Parishes of Portsmouth and Portsea, and Places adjacent, in the County of Southampton. |
| Citation | 49 Geo. 3. c. cxviii |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 27 May 1809 |
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| Borough of Portsmouth Waterworks Act 1857 | |
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| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act for better supplying with Water the Inhabitants of the Borough of Portsmouth in the County of Southampton. |
| Citation | 20 & 21 Vict. c. xlv |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 13 July 1857 |
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| Portsea Island Waterworks Act 1827 | |
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| Long title | An Act for enabling the Company of Proprietors of the Portsea Island Waterworks to raise a further Sum of Money; and for other Purposes relating to the said Undertaking. |
| Citation | 7 & 8 Geo. 4. c. xxxviii |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 28 May 1827 |
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The company was created on 13 July 1857 by the Borough of Portsmouth Waterworks Act 1857 (20 & 21 Vict. c. xlv) as the Borough of Portsmouth Waterworks Company to supply Portsmouth.[4] In being formed it acquired the assets of the existing United Portsmouth, Portsea and Farlington Waterworks Company. This had been formed in 1828 by the merger of the Portsmouth and Farlington Waterworks Company, created by the Portsmouth Water Supply (Farlington) Act 1740 (14 Geo. 2. c. 43), and the Portsea Island Waterworks Company, formed in 1809 by the Portsmouth and Portsea Water Act 1809 (49 Geo. 3. c. cxviii).[5]
| Gosport Waterworks Act 1858 | |
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| Long title | An Act for supplying with Water the Inhabitants of Gosport, Forton, and Anglesey, and other Places in the Parish of Alverstoke in the County of Hants. |
| Citation | 21 & 22 Vict. c. v |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 11 May 1858 |
The Gosport Waterworks Company was founded by the Gosport Waterworks Act 1858 (21 & 22 Vict. c. v).
The Borough of Portsmouth Waterworks Company merged with the Gosport Waterworks Company in 1955.
A new headquarters in Havant was opened in September 1967.[6]
On 3 June 2021, Havant Borough Council approved Portsmouth Water's plans for a reservoir at Havant Thicket.[7][8]
Overview
There are now 18 borehole sites throughout the catchment area from the South Downs groundwater and the natural springs in Havant and Bedhampton. There are up to 25 springs used at any one time producing up to 170 million litres per day.[9]
