Yorkshire Water

Yorkshire Water Ltd.

Type	Private
Industry	Water industry
Founded	1973
Headquarters	Bradford, England
Area served	Yorkshire
Key people	Kevin Whiteman (Non Exec Chairman); Richard Flint (CEO); Liz Barber; Nevil Muncaster; Simon Barnes; Charlie Haysom; Pamela Rogerson; Chantal Forrest; Richard Sears;
Products	Drinking water Recycled wastewater
Production output	1.3 Gl/day (drinking) 1.0 Gl/day (recycled)
Revenue	£984 million (2014) £936 million (2013) £893 million (2012)
Number of employees	2500
Parent	Kelda Group
Website	www.yorkshirewater.com

Yorkshire Water is a water supply and treatment utility company servicing West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, the East Riding of Yorkshire, part of North Lincolnshire, most of North Yorkshire and part of Derbyshire, in England. The company has its origins in the Yorkshire Water Authority, one of ten regional water authorities created by the Water Act 1973, and privatised under the terms of the Water Act 1989, when Yorkshire Water plc, the parent company of the Yorkshire Water business, was floated on the . The parent company was Kelda Group in 1999. In February 2008, Kelda Group was bought by a consortium of infrastructure funds.

The company vision is "Taking responsibility for the water environment for good" and is supported by 6 strategic business objectives, Trusted Company; Safe Water; Water Efficient Regions; Excellent Rivers, Catchments & Coasts Sustainable Resources; Strong Financial Foundations.

It is regulated under the Water Industry Act 1991

The company's area includes West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, the East Riding of Yorkshire, part of North Lincolnshire, most of North Yorkshire and part of Derbyshire. The area is adjoined on the north by that of Northumbrian Water, on the west by United Utilities, on the south west by Severn Trent Water and on the south by Anglian Water. It serves 2.3 million households and 130,000 business customers.