Facts and Figures

Severn Trent water Ltd. is a large business with many aspects of its operations going unnoticed. Take a look at some of our general statistics to help put our business into perspective.
Operational Assets
No. of impounding reservoirs	32
No. of groundwater sites	203
No. of surface water treatment works	20
No. of water supply booster stations	560
No. of service reservoirs	534
Length of mains	45,674km
No. of sewage treatment works	1,018
No. of sewage pumping stations	958
No. of sludge treatment facilities	43
Length of sewers	53,325km

Supply and Demand
Water supply population	7,400,000
Water demand	1,960MI/d
Impounding reservoirs supply	28%
River abstraction supply	40%
Groundwater supply	32%
Sewerage population	8,300,000
Amount of sewage treated	2,540Ml/d

Finance
Turnover	£893.2m
Profit for financial year	£209.1m
Investment	£350m
Average number of employees during 2000	5,000
Average household bill	£252.00
Average cost per day per household	70p

Quality
Overall quality of drinking water (compliance with standards)	99.9%
Number of water quality tests	250,000

Visitors and Community Education
No. of visitors to prime recreational sites	4,000,000+
No. of Community Education participants	48,293
Attendance at Go and Tell events	400,000

Conservation and Environment
Length of footpaths and Rights of Way	1,200km
No. of listed buildings	27
No. of historic buildings	28
No. of ancient monuments	14
No. of sites in Areas of Outstanding Beauty	197
No. of major environmental partnerships	20
No. of sites of special scientific interest	23