Southern Water is an entirely separate Company to Portsmouth Water and can be contacted on 0845 2720845.
Who provides water in Portsmouth?
Southern Water: Water and wastewater services for the South East.
Which areas does Southern Water cover?
Supplying the south west of England including Dorset, Somerset, Bristol, most of Wiltshire and parts of Gloucestershire and Hampshire.
What area does Portsmouth Water cover?
Portsmouth Water supplies clean drinking water to an area which covers 868 square kilometres. The area covered by the Company stretches through Hampshire and West Sussex from the River Meon in the West to the River Arun in the East.
Where does Portsmouth Water come from?
Our water is mainly derived from the chalk of the South Downs – it is excellent quality, but its chalk source means that it is moderately hard. Water hardness comes from naturally occurring calcium and magnesium salts, dissolved from the chalk as the water passes through it.
Where does Southern Water get their water from?
groundwater
Our main water sources
As rain soaks through the ground it is stored in ‘aquifers’. We pump this water (groundwater) to the surface where it is treated and supplied to you. We take water from rivers to fill our reservoirs, or to pump directly to water treatment works for supply.
Are Thames Water and Southern Water the same?
Why do I receive bills from two water companies? You receive two bills because the water and wastewater services to your property are supplied by two different companies, Thames Water for water services and Southern Water for wastewater services.
Can you choose your water supplier?
Suppliers are responsible for all customers in an agreed geographical region and customers are currently unable to switch from one water supplier to another. There are currently 25 water suppliers covering England, Scotland and Wales.
Who does Southern Water serve?
We provide essential services to 2.6 million water customers and 4.7 million wastewater customers across Sussex, Kent, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. Our purpose is to provide water for life.
What four counties does Southern Water operate in?
You’ll find us across the South-East. Our headquarters are in Worthing, West Sussex and we have offices in Brighton, East Sussex, Otterbourne, Hampshire and Chatham, Kent.
Who owns Southern Water?
Southern Water is regulated under the Water Industry Act 1991 and since 2007 has been owned by Greensands Holdings Limited, a consortium of investors representing infrastructure investment funds, pension funds and private equity.
Is Southern Water same as South East Water?
South East Water and Southern Water are the two water companies that cover East Sussex. South East Water covers most of the county, except the Lewes and Hastings areas which are covered by Southern Water. Find out which one supplies you: Postcode checker – South East Water.
What months do you pay Portsmouth Water?
Your water bill is for the whole year from 1st July to 30th June. You can either pay your bill in full immediately, or if you wish you can pay in two instalments, the first being due straight away and the second on 1st January. We will send out a reminder for the second instalment.
Can I drink Portsmouth tap water?
The Portsmouth Water Division routinely monitors water quality parameters and performs water quality sampling and analysis as directed by the Federal Safe Drinking Water Act. Water sources are monitored for radioactive, biological, inorganic, volatile organic, or synthetic organic contaminants.
Does Southern Water add fluoride?
We don’t add fluoride to water, but fluoride can be found naturally in raw water supplies at low levels. The PCV for fluoride is 1.5mgF/l.
Do Portsmouth Water supply my water?
Portsmouth Water provides your drinking water and you will be billed separately for sewerage by your waste water provider, normally Southern Water Services Limited. Queries and complaints concerning sewerage services should also be addressed to your provider.
Does Southern Water Do sewage?
We recycle wastewater from almost two million homes before returning it to rivers and the sea. Follow the stages below to see how this happens.
Why did Southern Water dump sewage?
Heavy rain can cause sewage overflows
When the tanks become full of rain, Southern Water uses pressure relief valves built into the network – known as storm overflows – to release excess water into rivers and the sea, which can also include large amounts of sewage.
Does Southern Water deal with sewage?
If we can’t work out where exactly the problem is, we’ll visit your property to investigate. If the problem is caused by our sewage system, we’ll do the following things: A basic wash down of the area. Clear the blockage outside the property and ensure everything is flowing properly and you can flush the toilet.
Who is the cheapest water supplier in the UK?
The cheapest place to get your water is actually across the City of London and up towards Essex and the surrounding counties. Thames Water charge just £440 a year while Severn Trent, which basically covers everywhere from Bristol to Birmingham and the lower edge of Yorkshire, comes in at a reasonable £502 per year.
Why do I pay two water companies?
If you get water and sewerage from different companies, you may get two bills. However, many water companies collect sewerage on behalf of a sewerage company. In this case, you will only get one bill. You will usually be charged for sewerage as part of your water bill once or twice a year.