Cholderton & District Water

Cholderton & District Water supplies water services to the villages of Cholderton and Shipton Bellinger in Wiltshire.

Cholderton & District Water supplies water to 2,100 people via a treatment works, a service reservoir and 44km of water mains.

All of the water supplied by Cholderton & District Water is derived from boreholes and aquifers.

Cholderton & District Water is a water only supplier and so Cholderton & District Water customers will have their sewerage services supplied by either Wessex Water or Southern Water, depending on where they live in the water supply region.

As two separate companies provide water and sewerage services, Cholderton & District Water customers may receive separate bills for each service or Cholderton & District Water may bill them for both services and collect the money on behalf of the sewerage company.

To be classed as wholesome, water must comply with the water quality standards set out in the Water Supply (Water Quality) Regulations 1989.

In 2003, 605 tests were carried out on samples taken by Cholderton & District Water. 99.83% of these tests complied with the Regulations (source: http://www.dwi.gov.uk).

Cholderton & District Water is in an area of hard to very hard water. However, water hardness levels can vary within each area. Cholderton & District Water can provide you with further information about water hardness in your particular area.