Welsh National Water Development Authority

The Welsh National Water Development Authority (WNWDA) (Awdurdod Cenedlaethol Datblygu Dwr Cymru in Welsh) and later the Welsh Water Authority was one of ten regional water authorities set up in the UK and came into existence on 6 August 1973 [1] with its headquarters in Brecon.[2] by virtue of the Water Act 1973[3] It took over the sewerage and sewage disposal responsibilities of the local authorities within its area, the roles and responsibilities of the six existing River Authorities in Wales and most of the water supply undertakings.[4] The authority was dissolved in 1989 as part of the privatisation of the water industry.

  1. ^ "Welsh National Water Development Authority". theyworkforyou.com. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  2. ^ "Records of Usk Water Authorities". archiveswales.org.uk. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  3. ^ "Water Act 1973" (PDF). Parliament of the United Kingdom. 18 July 1973. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 July 2011.
  4. ^ The Welsh National Water Development Authority (Establishment and Constitution) Order 1973 (1973 No. 1345)