Birmingham Corporation Water Department
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The Birmingham Corporation Water Department was the municipal authority responsible for developing and managing Birmingham’s water supply infrastructure, including major reservoir schemes in Wales.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | municipal water authority ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Birmingham City Council
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Claerwen Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ Elan Valley Reservoirs NERFINISHED ⓘ Elan Valley aqueduct NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| developed |
Claerwen Reservoir
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Elan Valley Reservoirs NERFINISHED ⓘ Elan Valley water supply scheme NERFINISHED ⓘ reservoir schemes in Wales for Birmingham ⓘ |
| goal | secure long-term water supply for Birmingham ⓘ |
| industry | water supply ⓘ |
| infrastructureType |
aqueducts
ⓘ
reservoirs ⓘ trunk mains ⓘ water treatment works ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | City of Birmingham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalStatus | municipal department ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Birmingham
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
England ⓘ |
| managed |
Birmingham’s municipal waterworks
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Elan Valley aqueduct NERFINISHED ⓘ Elan Valley waterworks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableProject |
Claerwen Reservoir
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Elan Valley Reservoirs NERFINISHED ⓘ Elan Valley aqueduct NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Birmingham Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Birmingham Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Birmingham Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
operation and maintenance of water infrastructure
ⓘ
planning and development of water resources ⓘ |
| reasonForReplacement | reorganisation of UK water industry in 1970s ⓘ |
| regionOfWaterSource | Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulates | abstraction of water for Birmingham ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Severn Trent Water NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
public water supply in Birmingham
ⓘ
water distribution network of Birmingham ⓘ water supply infrastructure of Birmingham ⓘ water treatment for Birmingham ⓘ |
| sector | public utility ⓘ |
| serviceArea | Birmingham metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
20th century
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ |
| usedFor | supplying potable water to Birmingham ⓘ |
| waterSource |
Elan Valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
River Claerwen NERFINISHED ⓘ River Elan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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