South West Water is part of Pennon Group plc. and provides reliable, efficient and high quality drinking water and waste water services throughout Cornwall and Devon and in small areas of Dorset and Somerset. South West Water came into being in 1989 with the privatisation of the water industry. It inherited a water system suffering from a century of neglect but, thanks to the tireless work of its 1,300 employees it has brought the region’s drinking water, sewerage systems and bathing waters into line with the stringent UK and European Union standards. Website: http://www.southwestwater.co.uk