jump to navigation search isle of man water and sewerage authority lught reill ushtey as sornaigys ellan vannin type public authority industry water supply sewerage founded 1972 1 headquarters douglas isle of man area served isle of man key people peter winstanley ceo 2 john houghton mhk chairman 3 parent isle of man government website http www.gov.im water isle of man this article is part of a series on the politics and government of the isle of man lord of mann hm queen elizabeth ii lieutenant governor his excellency sir richard gozney deputy governor his honour deemster doyle qc isle of man government council of ministers chief minister howard quayle mhk departments statutory boards offices other agencies tynwald act of tynwald list president of tynwald hon. steve rodan mlc legislative council president hon. steve rodan mlc house of keys speaker vacant members mhks officials of state judiciary local government parish captains elections house of keys elections legislative council elections keys constituencies political parties last keys election other countries atlas politics portal v t e the isle of man water and sewerage authority manx lught reill ushtey as sornaigys ellan vannin is the statutory board responsible for water supply and sewage disposal in the isle of man . it was formed in 1972 as the isle of man water authority by the merger of the isle of man water board and the water department of douglas corporation . in 1974 it took over the gas production and distribution functions of the isle of man gas authority and was renamed the isle of man water and gas authority . in 1985 the gas undertaking was privatised and the authority reverted to its original title . it was renamed the isle of man water and sewerage authority in 2010 taking over the sewerage responsibilities of the former department of transport . 4 contents 1 distribution system 2 chairmen 3 references 4 external links distribution system edit the water supply system starts with four impounding reservoirs operational out of seven owned by the authority located in the uplands of the isle of man the first of which was constructed in 1875 and the most recent sulby reservoir in 1982 . together they hold thousands of millions of gallons . water is then distributed via gravity through 66 kilometres 41 mi of large diameter mains to one of the treatment plants either at sulby opened in october 2005 or douglas opened in february 2008 . from the treatment centres the water then flows to 33 underground service reservoirs . gravity or one of thirteen pumping stations then take the water to its end users . there are over 1 400 kilometres 870 mi of treated water mains . chairmen edit john houghton mhk 2012 present graham creegen mhk 2011 12 tim crookall mhk 2009 11 david cannan mhk 2007 09 unknown 2006 07 martyn quayle mhk 2004 06 brenda cannell mhk 2004 06 david cannan mhk 2003 04 peter karran mhk 1990 2003 adrian duggan mhk 1986 90 david martin mhk 1984 86 unknown pre 1984 references edit http www.gov.im water about http www.gov.im water about contacts.gov dept http www.energyfm.net cms news story 223601.html transfer of functions new departments no. 2 order 2010 statutory document 155 10 1 external links edit http www.gov.im water this article about the isle of man is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title isle of man water and sewerage authority & oldid 707042474 categories isle of man stubsgovernment of the isle of mancompanies established in 1972water in the isle of manhidden categories all stub articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 26 february 2016 at 17 33 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view