Description:South Staffordshire Water PLC was formed in 1853 to supply water to the inhabitants of the Black Country. Today they provide water to a population of almost 1.25 million, covering an area of 1,490 square kilometres, stretching from the edge of Ashbourne in ... more

South Staffordshire Water ... the north, to Halesowen in the south, and from Burton on Trent in the East to Kinver in the West. Water is taken from two major surface water sources, Blithfield Reservoir in the north and Chelmarsh Reservoir in the south, along with 27 borehole stations. The water is then pumped through 5,722 kilometres of mains pipes, supplying on average 331 million litres of water per day.