outh ▁Corporation , ▁the ▁Great ▁Y arm outh ▁Court ▁Commission ers , ▁the ▁London ▁D rain age ▁Commission ers , ▁the ▁E cc les iast ical ▁Commission ers ▁for ▁England , ▁and ▁some ▁private ▁individuals . ▁The ▁chief ▁concerns ▁were ▁that ▁removing ▁water ▁from ▁the ▁B ure ▁would ▁imp ede ▁navigation , ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁quality ▁of ▁the ▁water ▁would ▁be ▁poor , ▁and ▁un fit ▁to ▁supply ▁as ▁drink ing ▁water . ▁However , ▁the ▁bill ▁eventually ▁became ▁the ▁Great ▁Y arm outh ▁Water works ▁and ▁Low esto ft ▁Water ▁and ▁Gas ▁Act ▁ 1 9 0 7 . ▁ ▁The ▁two ▁companies ▁am alg am ated ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁East ▁Ang li an ▁Water ▁Company . ▁The ▁mer ger ▁was ▁san ction ed ▁by ▁the ▁East ▁Ang li an ▁Water ▁Order ▁ 1 9 6 2 , ▁using ▁the ▁powers ▁of ▁the ▁Water ▁Act ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁By ▁this ▁time ▁the ▁Low esto ft ▁Water ▁and ▁Gas ▁Company ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Low esto ft ▁Water ▁Company , ▁as ▁all ▁gas ▁companies ▁had ▁been ▁national ised ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 . ▁A ▁further ▁change ▁of ▁name ▁occurred ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁January ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁when ▁it ▁became ▁Su ff olk ▁Water ▁pl c , ▁and ▁the ▁new ▁company ▁was ▁taken ▁over ▁by ▁Es sex ▁Water ▁on ▁ 8 ▁April ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁to ▁become ▁Es sex ▁and ▁Su ff olk ▁Water . ▁Both