wˈɔːɾɚ səplˈaɪ tə mˈoːɹ ðɐn hˈæf ðə ɹˈiːdʒən wʌz lˈɛft ɪnðə hˈændz ʌv θɹˈiː ɛɡzˈɪstɪŋ stˈætʃətˌoːɹi wˈɔːɾɚ kˈʌmpəniz ˌɛsdˌʌbəljˌuːsˈiː:
Water supply to more than half the region was left in the hands of three existing statutory water companies (SWC):