South Staffs Water history

1853 South Staffordshire Waterworks Company is formed
1858 Opening of the works in Walsall. Wednesbury is the first area supplied.
1860 Tipton and West Bromwich receive water supplies.
1862 We take over Dudley Waterworks. Netherton and Oldbury receive water supplies.
1864 We take over Burton Waterworks.
1875 Cannock area supplied.
1893 An average of 7 million gallons is supplied daily. The first reservoir at Sedgley is built.
1903 Pipe Hill pumping station is built.
1929 We take over Kinver Waterworks.
1940 The Ministry of Health instructs that all water supplies must be chlorinated.
1953 Blithfield Reservoir, near Rugeley, is opened by HM Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother.
1962 We take over Tamworth Water Works
1975 A widespread drought almost causes Blithfield Reservoir to dry up.
1991 We become South Staffordshire Water Plc.
1996 Blithfield Education Centre is opened by Bill Oddie.
2004 The demerger of South Staffordshire Group Plc takes place, creating South Staffordshire Plc.