▁its ▁areas ▁of ▁supply . ▁It ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁North umb rian ▁Water ▁Group . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁South ▁Es sex ▁Water works ▁Company ▁and ▁the ▁South end ▁Water works ▁Company ▁merged ▁to ▁form ▁the ▁Es sex ▁Water ▁Company ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁the ▁Es sex ▁Water ▁Company ▁merged ▁with ▁Su ff olk ▁Water ▁Company ▁to ▁form ▁Es sex ▁and ▁Su ff olk ▁Water . ▁Since ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁part ▁of ▁North umb rian ▁Water , ▁but ▁continues ▁to ▁trade ▁under ▁the ▁Es sex ▁and ▁Su ff olk ▁Water ▁name ▁in ▁the ▁area . ▁ ▁South end ▁Water works ▁Company ▁The ▁South end ▁Water works ▁Company ▁had ▁its ▁orig ins ▁in ▁South end - on - Se a ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 5 ▁when ▁a ▁private ▁undert aking ▁constructed ▁a ▁well ▁in ▁Mil ton ▁Road . ▁A ▁p ump ing ▁station ▁p ump ed ▁the ▁water ▁to ▁a ▁res er voir ▁on ▁Cambridge ▁Road . ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 1 , ▁the ▁South end ▁Water works ▁Company ▁Limited ▁was ▁formed , ▁and ▁bought ▁the ▁works . ▁The ▁company ▁became ▁a ▁stat ut ory ▁undert aker ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 9 , ▁which ▁restricted ▁the ▁amount ▁of ▁money ▁they ▁could ▁borrow , ▁the ▁prof its ▁they ▁could ▁retain ▁and ▁the ▁divid end ▁pay able ▁to ▁share hold ers , ▁but ▁gave ▁them ▁powers ▁to ▁lay ▁pip es ▁beneath ▁public ▁streets ▁and ▁on ▁private ▁land . ▁