What is Bwbsl?
Your bill will be sent by Bristol Wessex Billing Services Ltd (BWBSL), a joint venture company owned by Wessex Water and Bristol Water. This joint arrangement relates to billing and payments only.
Are Bristol Water and Wessex Water the same?
Bristol Water provides you with your water supply service and Wessex Water provides your sewerage service. The costs of providing these services are different and this is reflected in the approved charges of both companies.
What does CR mean on a water bill?
credit
This shows any payments made or any adjustments to your balance since you received your last bill. Where you see CR, that means credit. This is either payments you’ve made towards your account or if your account balance is in credit.
Who supplies Bristol Water?
Wessex Water
Bristol Water is a British water company which supplies 266 million litres of drinking water daily to over 1.2 million customers in a 2,600 km2 (1,000 sq mi) area centred on Bristol, England. It is regulated under the Water Industry Act 1991. Sewerage services in the Bristol area are provided by Wessex Water.
Who owns Bristol Water?
Pennon GroupiCON Infrastructu… LLP
Bristol Water/Parent organizations
Which water company covers Bristol?
That’s about 1.2m people who have access to our water every day. Wessex Water is responsible for providing sewerage services for the majority of our customers when they’ve finished using the water.
Where does Bristol get its water from?
Approximately half the water is taken from the Mendip Hills, particularly Chew Valley Lake, Blagdon Lake, Cheddar Reservoir and Barrow Gurney Reservoirs, with the other half piped from the River Severn via the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal. There are 6,772 km (4,208 mi) of local water mains.
Is Bristol Water hard or soft?
hard
Although there can be some seasonal variation, all the water in the Bristol Water area is classed as hard or very hard.
Where does Bristol tap water come from?
The company owns three major reservoirs (Chew, Blagdon and Cheddar) and a number of boreholes as sources of raw water. But nearly half the water used in the area comes from rivers outside the area of supply including the River Severn.
Has Bristol Water been sold?
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has cleared Pennon Group’s acquisition of Bristol Water in a deal worth £425 million.
What is the average water bill in Bristol?
around about £185 a year
Actually, calculating the average water bill isn’t as easy as you might think. Your bill depends on how you’re billed (metered or non metered) and where you live. The average water bill for Bristol Water customers is around about £185 a year for clean water, so the stuff you drink and wash with.
Can we drink Bristol tap water?
We use sophisticated treatment systems to ensure that the water we supply is always safe, clean and good to drink. As part of the treatment process, the water receives a small dose of chlorine to preserve the water quality whilst it is in our pipes on the way to your tap.
How much is water per unit Nairobi?
Nairobi Water proposed that domestic and commercial consumers using between 0-6 cubic meters pay a flat rate of Sh200, while those using between seven and 60 cubic meters pay Sh56 for each unit. Those using over 60 cubic meters were to pay Sh90 for each unit.