At current rates of renewal, some Severn Trent waste water pipes will be in service for more than 2,700 years

Years until complete renewal, based on 2021-22 data, by water company

0

1,000

2,000

Severn Trent

Thames

United Utilities

Anglian

Southern

Welsh

Yorkshire

Modern PVC pipes

have a maximum

life span of

100 years

Wessex

South West

Northumbrian

0

1,000

2,000

Severn Trent

Thames

United Utilities

Anglian

Southern

Welsh

Yorkshire

Wessex

Modern PVC pipes

have a maximum

life span of 100 years

South West

Northumbrian