Sydney Water
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| Sydney Water | |
 Sydney Water logo |
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| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 26 March 1888 |
| Jurisdiction | Government of New South Wales |
| Headquarters | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Minister Responsible | Nathan Rees, Minister for Water Utilities |
| Agency Executives | Kerry Schott, Managing Director Tom Parry, Chairman of the Board |
| Website | |
| www.sydneywater.com.au | |
Sydney Water is a New South Wales government owned corporation that provides drinking water, wastewater and some stormwater services to Sydney, Illawarra and the Blue Mountains, in Australia. Sydney Water has historically held a monopoly over the supply of water within the Sydney region, although legislation has recently been passed to open the market to competition.
Sydney Water has been was known by a number names over the years including:
- Board of Water Supply and Sewerage (1888 – 1892)[1]
- Metropolitan Board of Water Supply and Sewerage (1892 – 1925)[1]
- Metropolitan Water Sewerage and Drainage Board (1925 – 1987)[2]
- Water Board (1987 – 1994)[2]
- Sydney Water Corporation Limited (1995 – 1999)[3]
- Sydney Water Corporation (1999 – present) - with "Limited" beind dropped when the corporation changed from a state owned limited company to a statutory state-owned corporation.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Agency Profile of the Board of Water Supply and Sewerage. State Records Authority of New South Wales. Retrieved on 2008-02-07.
- ^ a b Agency Profile of the Metropolitan Water Sewerage and Drainage Board. State Records Authority of New South Wales. Retrieved on 2008-02-07.
- ^ Agency Profile of the Sydney Water Corporation Limited. State Records Authority of New South Wales. Retrieved on 2008-02-07.
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