| 词条 | Severn Trent |
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| name = Severn Trent plc | logo = Severn Trent logo (2010).svg | logo_size = | type = Public limited company (plc) | traded_as = {{lse|SVT}} FTSE 100 Component | foundation = {{start date and age|1985}} | location = Coventry, England, United Kingdom | key_people = {{ubl|Andrew Duff (Chairman)|Liv Garfield (CEO)}} | industry = Water industry | products = {{ubl|Drinking water|Recycled wastewater}} | production = {{ubl|1.8 Gl/day (drinking)|1.4 Gl/day (recycled)}} | revenue = £1,694.1 million (2018)[1] | operating_income = £528.4 million (2018)[1] | net_income = £253.7 million (2018)[1] | area_served = Midlands, South West | num_employees = | parent = | subsid = | homepage = {{URL|http://www.severntrent.com/}} | footnotes = }} Severn Trent plc is a water company based in the United Kingdom that is traded on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. Severn Trent, the trading name owned by the company, applies to a group of companies employing more than 15,000 people across the United Kingdom, United States and mainland Europe, with some involvement in the Middle East. The main companies in the group are Severn Trent Water and Severn Trent Services. Severn Trent Laboratories was rebranded as part of Severn Trent Services in 2010 to streamline the company and give it a single worldwide image rather than a series of separate organisations with different identities. As with all water companies in the United Kingdom, Severn Trent is regulated under the Water Industry Act 1991. HistorySevern Trent Water Authority was established in 1974, through the amalgamation of existing water supply authorities, the Severn River Authority, the Trent River Authority and the sewage and sewage disposal responsibilities of the councils within its area.[2] In 1989, the authority was privatised under the Water Act 1989, together with the rest of the water industry in England and Wales, to form Severn Trent Water, with a responsibility to supply freshwater and treat sewage for around 8 million people living in the Midlands of England and also a small area of Wales.[3] It took its name from the two major rivers in this area, the Severn and the Trent.[3] In May 1991, it went on to acquire Biffa, a leading waste management business.[3] In October 2006, Biffa was de-merged from the group Severn Trent, and is now listed separately on the stock exchange.[4] In January 2007, the American side of Severn Trent Laboratories was sold to HIG Capital.[5] In September 2007, the company announced they would be closing their headquarters in Birmingham and relocating to a custom-built office complex in the centre of the city of Coventry in the autumn of 2010.[6][7] In May 2016, the Competition and Markets Authority granted United Utilities and Severn Trent Water approval to create a new joint venture company in preparation for the water market deregulation. In June 2016, United Utilities and Severn Trent Water formed Water Plus in readiness to provide the retail services for their non-household customers.[8] Statutory water undertakers acquiredThe water authority took over the following public-sector statutory water undertakers:[9]
Section 12 of the Water Act 1973 stated that “where the area of a water authority includes the whole or part of the limits of supply of a statutory water company, the authority shall discharge their duties with respect to the supply of water within those limits through the company.” The following two private statutory water companies continued to supply water as before within their limits as supply but only as "agents" of the water authority:
The water authority remained responsible for sewerage and sewage disposal within the limits of supply of these two companies. Other organisations and functions acquiredThe water authority took over the following public-sector bulk water suppliers:
The water authority took over the following main drainage authorities, which were joint boards set up to deal with the main sewerage and sewage treatment in their respective areas:
It took over two river authorities, responsible for control of water pollution:
The water authority took over the functions responsible for sewerage and sewage disposal from all local authorities, including main drainage authorities, within its area; however, section 15 of the Water Act 1973 allowed district (but not county) councils to enter into agency agreements with water authorities whereby the district councils became their "agents" for the maintenance and design and construction of new sewers.[10] OperationsThe company supplies about 4.5 million households and businesses in its area.[11] Severn Trent Water has a call centre in Coventry, dealing with operational emergencies and billing enquiries, and two other call centres in Derby and Shrewsbury, which deal solely with billing enquiries. Its head office is the new custom-built Severn Trent Centre in Coventry.[12] Regulation and criticismIn July 2007, the Mythe Water Treatment Works near Tewkesbury became inundated with water from the River Severn during the Summer 2007 United Kingdom floods. The water coming into the plant was contaminated, and this led to the loss of all running water for approximately 150,000 people in Cheltenham, Gloucester and Tewkesbury.[13] In July 2008, OWAT confirmed that it had fined Severn Trent Water £35.8 million for deliberately providing false information to Ofwat and for delivering poor service to its customers.[14] In July 2008, the company was fined £2m (reduced from a previous judgement of £4m) for poor information reporting and covering up misleading leakage data.[15] Despite improvements, according to Ofwat, the percentage of leakages from 2010 to 2011 was the highest in England and Wales, at 27%, representing 0.5 billion litres (500,000 tonnes) per day.[16] On March 11, 2016, Severn Trent customers in Derbyshire were issued a "do not use" notice due to high levels of chlorine detected in the water supply, leaving thousands of households without a clean, reliable water supply.[17] ReservoirsThe company operates a number of reservoirs, many of which are accessible for recreational use. These include:
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References1. ^1 2 {{cite web|url=https://www.severntrent.com/content/dam/stw-plc/investors/Severn_Trent_FY2017-18_Results_Announcement_23-5-18.pdf|title=Annual Results 2018|publisher=Severn Trent|accessdate=10 March 2019}} 2. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/manuscriptsandspecialcollections/collectionsindepth/water/severntrentwaterauthority.aspx|title=Severn Trent Water Authority, 1974-1989|publisher=University of Nottingham|accessdate=16 March 2018}} 3. ^1 2 {{cite web|url=http://www.severntrent.com/server.php?show=nav.22|title=Working within the community|work=severntrent.com|accessdate=21 March 2015|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://archive.is/20120918120921/http://www.severntrent.com/server.php?show=nav.22|archivedate=18 September 2012|df=dmy-all}} 4. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2006/apr/05/waste.water|title=Severn Trent to split its waste and water operations|author=Mark Milner|work=the Guardian|accessdate=21 March 2015}} 5. ^HIG Capital affiliate completes acquisition of Severn Trent Laboratories 6. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.birminghampost.net/birmingham-business/birmingham-business-news/commercial-property-birmingham/2008/03/10/severn-trent-move-good-for-company-and-coventry-65233-20600962/|title=Birmingham Post: Business news, local news, expert opinion|work=birminghampost.net|accessdate=21 March 2015}} 7. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.stwater.co.uk/server.php?show=ConWebDoc.3240|title=We're sorry...|work=stwater.co.uk|accessdate=21 March 2015|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927073438/http://www.stwater.co.uk/server.php?show=ConWebDoc.3240|archivedate=27 September 2011|df=dmy-all}} 8. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2016/05/03/severn-trent-and-united-utilities-win-approval-for-joint-venture/|title=Severn Trent and United Utilities win approval for joint venture |access-date=10 April 2018|date=3 May 2016|publisher= The Telegraph}} 9. ^The Severn-Trent Water Authority Constitution Order 1973 (S.I. 1973 No.1437) 10. ^{{cite web|url=http://dclg.ptfs-europe.com/AWData/Library1/Circulars/Department%20of%20the%20Environment/1973/100-73%20DOE.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170415200519/http://dclg.ptfs-europe.com/AWData/Library1/Circulars/Department%20of%20the%20Environment/1973/100-73%20DOE.pdf|dead-url=yes|archive-date=15 April 2017|title=Water Act 1973: Water Authorities and Local Authorities|accessdate=14 April 2017}} 11. ^[https://web.archive.org/web/20080613090807/http://www.severntrent.com/server.php?show=nav.19 Severn Trent About us] 12. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/coventrys-new-severn-trent-centre-3057157|title=Coventry's new Severn Trent Centre opens to staff|date=20 September 2010|publisher=Coventry Telegraph|accessdate=12 April 2017}} 13. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.thisisgloucestershire.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=231771&command=displayContent&sourceNode=231754&home=yes&more_nodeId1=231776&contentPK=17909093 |title=Battle to restore water begins |accessdate=24 July 2007 |format= |work=This is Gloucestershire }}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} 14. ^Ofwat confirms Severn Trent Water fine, 2 July 2008, PN 21/08, Ofwat {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080820031153/http://www.ofwat.gov.uk/aptrix/ofwat/publish.nsf/Content/prs_pn2108_svtfne020708 |date=20 August 2008 }} 15. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/investing-and-markets/article.html?in_article_id=444663&in_page_id=3|title=Just £2m penalty for Severn Trent lies over water leaks - This is Money|work=This is Money|accessdate=21 March 2015}} 16. ^{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-17622837|title=How much does your water company leak?|publisher=BBC news|date=5 April 2012 |accessdate=7 April 2012}} 17. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/mar/11/derbyshire-people-told-not-to-use-water-high-chlorine-severn-trent?CMP=twt_gu|title=People in Derbyshire told not to use water after high chlorine scare|work=The Guardian|accessdate=11 March 2016}} 18. ^{{cite web|title=About Linacre Reservoirs|url=http://www.stwater.co.uk/leisure-and-learning/reservoir-locations/linacre/*/tab/about/|work=Severn Trent Water website|publisher=Severn Trent Water|accessdate=13 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130330182437/http://www.stwater.co.uk/leisure-and-learning/reservoir-locations/linacre/*/tab/about/|archive-date=30 March 2013|dead-url=yes|df=dmy-all}} External links
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