Wrexham Water

1863 The Wrexham Waterworks Company was established with the aim of pumping water from nearby Pentrebychan, West enough of the town to not be influenced by pollution. The first works, opened in the same year, were primitive, with only a reservoir and slow sand filter for water treatment.

1878 These were made obsolete by the construction of an impounding reservoir further upstream named Cae Llwyd, has a capacity of 42,000 thousand m3 (9,200 million imp gal).

1907 Larger reservoir was built, named Ty Mawr, opened

Changed name to Wrexham and East Denbighshire Water Co

1950s The company acquired several other local water supply companies, including those at nearby Ruabon and Brymbo, as well as undertakings previously run by district councils. The company also took possession of the large water extraction works at Sesswick built by the Ministry of Works to supply ROF Wrexham during World War II.

1989 Established as one of the privatised water-only supply companies.

1994 The Wrexham and East Denbighshire Water Company was re-organised into a PLC, known as Wrexham Water plc,

1999 Chester Waterworks Co and Wrexham Water merged to form Dee Valley Water.

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