Lead Contact Details

Name: Northumbrian Water
Telephone: 0845 604 7468

Status

Water and Sewage Company

Geography Area Covered

Northumbrian Water provides water and sewerage services in the North East of England across Teesside, Teesdale, Durham, Wearside, Tyneside and Northumberland, including the Northumberland and North Tyneside coastline.

Membership Details

The partnership governance groups this organisation is represented on

Marine Protected Areas

Northumbrian Water operates or has management which influences, the following inshore marine protected areas between Fast Castle Head and the River Tyne:

Responsibilites

Management Actions

Northumbrian Water has the following management measures in place to ensure its functions and regulatory powers are carried out in a manner that achieves the conservation objectives for the inshore marine protected areas in which it operates:

  1. Northumbrian Water assess potential environmental impacts of their management of infrastructure and employ a Conservation team to provide advice and support on improvements to the natural environment
  2. Promote reductions of Sewage Related Debris (SRD) being discharged into the freshwater and marine environment
  3. Raising of awareness about the impacts of placing inappropriate items into the sewerage system

Data, Information and Mapping

The data and information that the organisation gathers or holds that could be of interest to other partners who are responsible for managing the marine area, including any spatial mapping files.

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