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The Public Health Act 1875 (38 & 39 Vict. c. 55) further mandated that all new houses have running water and internal drainage. By 1944, there were over 1000 water suppliers in England and Wales, though 26 supplied half of the total volume, and 97 supplied an additional further quarter of total volume. [5]
According to the industry association Water UK, between 1980 and 2010 the water and wastewater industry in England and Wales will have invested over £88bn. [11] Investments are financed primarily through self-financing and borrowing in the capital market. In March 2006 overall borrowing stood at £23.5bn for England and Wales.
An internal drainage board (IDB) is a type of operating authority which is established in areas of special drainage need in England and Wales with permissive powers to undertake work to secure clean water drainage and water level management within drainage districts. The area of an IDB is not determined by county or metropolitan council ...
Water supply and sanitation in the United Kingdom is provided by a number of water and sewerage companies.Twelve companies and organisations provide drainage and sewerage services, each over a wide area, to the whole United Kingdom; and supply water to most customers in their areas of operation.
Most drainage districts are administered by an internal drainage board (IDB), which are single purpose local drainage authorities, dealing with the drainage and water level management of clean water only. [1] Each drainage district has a defined area, and the IDB only has powers to deal with matters affecting that area.
Map of the London sewerage system from 1882. The London sewer system is part of the water infrastructure serving London, England. The modern system was developed during the late 19th century, and as London has grown the system has been expanded. It is currently owned and operated by Thames Water and serves almost all of Greater London.
The Association of Drainage Authorities (ADA) is a membership body for internal drainage boards and other stakeholders in water level management in the United Kingdom. ADA obtains and disseminates information on matters of importance and interest to members, and provides assistance on technical and administrative problems.
In December 2011 a new version of the map was released that refreshed the information on rivers and the sea, updated the historical information to include the latest flood events and for the first time it included a surface water flood layer. [5] The Map is designed to: Help DfI Rivers and others to plan and manage the work to reduce flood risk.