Water supplies to your home
Where do water supplies come from?
Water companies derive their water supplies from a number of sources such as boreholes, aquifers, rivers and reservoirs. Each water company differs in where it derives its water supplies. For information about your water company's water supplies read about your supplier.
Where are water supplies treated?
When water supplies are extracted they are treated before they are added to customers' water supplies. Water companies use chlorine to disinfect water, the dose is strictly controlled and very closely monitored to avoid giving the water a noticeable taste or smell. The amount of chlorine used will depend on the type and quality of water supplies from its original source. The dose must be sufficient to maintain disinfection to the furthest point of the water supply line, so customers living close to the water treatment works may receive water supplies with a higher concentration of residual chlorine, which may be more noticeable.
How are my water supplies delivered to my home?
For water supplies to reach every home and business water companies use thousands of kilometres of pipes, as well as hundreds of service reservoirs to store water supplies once they are treated.
Waste water is collected via thousands of kilometres of sewers and treated in hundreds of waste water treatment plants.
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