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8.9 million water customers
14.3 million wastewater customers
19,400 miles of water mains
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67,400 miles of sewer network
8. Securing Phosphorus Supply
Could meet 40% UK fertiliser demand (if recovery at all sites)
Local fertiliser production
Slow release fertiliser
Improved efficiency of fertiliser use
Reduced dependence on “phosphate giants”
Secure supply for us & future generations
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Editor's Notes
ABOUT THAMES WATER
We’re the UK’s largest water and sewerage company…
Our region covers 5,000 square miles.
We have 8.8m drinking water customers and 14m wastewater customers.
We have 350 sewage treatment works and 66,500 miles of sewer network, a lot of which will end up at Beckton Sewage Treatment Works.
We have the biggest capital delivery programme in the industry, worth £5bn between 2010 and 2015…
We invest around £1bn each year on improving our water and wastewater network - replacing worn-out infrastructure and adapting to the needs of a growing population. This is more than any other UK water company.
We have started work on some of the largest engineering projects in Europe, through our London Tideway Improvements Programme…
