South East Water
| Company type | Private limited company (Ltd) |
|---|---|
| Industry | Water supply services |
| Founded | 1992 |
| Headquarters | Snodland, Kent, United Kingdom |
Number of employees | 1100 |
| Parent | Des Jardin Entities (25%), NatWest Pension Trustee Limited (25%), Utilities Trust of Australia (50%) |
| Website | southeastwater.co.uk |
South East Water is a British water utility providing drinking water services households across Kent, Sussex, Surrey, Hampshire and Berkshire. South East Water is a private limited company registered in England and Wales owned by parent company, HDF (UK) Holdings Limited. The company's shareholders are Utilities Trust of Australia, which owns 50 per cent, as well as the NatWest pension fund and Desjardins, both of which have a 25 per cent stake each.
According to the company, it supplies on average 521 million litres of drinking water per day and operates 83 water treatment works and 14,500 kilometres of its water mains across an area of 5,657 square kilometres. The company takes water from rivers, reservoirs at Ardingly and Arlington, and underground sources (aquifers) under abstraction licences issued by the Environment Agency.