ðə wˈɔːɾɚɹ ɐθˈɔːɹɪɾi hæd ɐkwˈaɪɚd ðɪ ˈæsɛts ænd dˈuːɾiz əvə nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv pˈʌblɪk sˈɛktɚ ænd lˈoʊkəl ɐθˈɔːɹɪɾi wˈɔːɾɚ juːtˈɪlᵻɾiz:
The water authority had acquired the assets and duties of a number of public sector and local authority water utilities: