ɪn noʊvˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi nˈaɪn, ˌɛndˌʌbəljˌuːdʒˈiː wʌz pɹˈaɪvətˌaɪzd, ɐlˈɔŋ wɪððɪ ˈʌðɚ ɹˈiːdʒənəl wˈɔːɾɚ kˈʌmpəniz ɪstˈæblɪʃt ˌʌndɚ ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi nˈaɪn ˈækt.
In November 1989, NWG was privatised, along with the other regional water companies established under the 1989 Act.