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Page No 881
A company with tradition
For over 150 years now, we have been securing the drinking water supply and wastewater disposal in Berlin and the surrounding regions. Here are a few historical highlights that at the same time were historic turning points in the capital and surrounding area.
1852
Conclusion of a contract between the Prussian State government and the English entrepreneurs Fox and Crampton for the supply of running water to the city of Berlin.
Conclusion of a contract between the Prussian State government and the English entrepreneurs Fox and Crampton for the supply of running water to the city of Berlin.
1856
Commissioning of the first waterworks of the Berlin Waterworks Company outside the Stralau Gate.
Commissioning of the first waterworks of the Berlin Waterworks Company outside the Stralau Gate.
1873
Purchase of the Berlin Waterworks Company by the City of Berlin.
Establishment of an urban construction commission for the wastewater pipes in Berlin headed by James Hobrecht.
1878
Founding of the Charlottenburger Wasserwerke AG that supplied the south-western suburbs of Berlin.
Formal takeover of the previously established wastewater installations by an operations director.
Founding of the Charlottenburger Wasserwerke AG that supplied the south-western suburbs of Berlin.
Formal takeover of the previously established wastewater installations by an operations director.
1924
Founding of the Berliner Städtische Wasserwerke AG owned by the City of Berlin.
Founding of the Berliner Städtische Wasserwerke AG owned by the City of Berlin.
1937
The Berliner Städtische Wasserwerke AG becomes a municipal undertaking of the city.
The Berliner Städtische Wasserwerke AG becomes a municipal undertaking of the city.
1945
Merger of the Berliner Städtische Wasserwerke and the Charlottenburger Wasser- und Industriewerke AG as a municipal undertaking, Berliner Wasserwerke.
1949
Division of the City of Berlin. Then separation of the Berlin water supply and the urban wastewater system.
Division of the City of Berlin. Then separation of the Berlin water supply and the urban wastewater system.
1951
Merger of the Berlin city wastewater system and the Berlin waterworks in Berlin (East) to form the Groß-Berliner Wasser- und Entwässerungswerke.
Merger of the Berlin city wastewater system and the Berlin waterworks in Berlin (East) to form the Groß-Berliner Wasser- und Entwässerungswerke.
1964
Establishment of the Water Supply and Wastewater Treatment Cooperative Berlin in Berlin (East).
Establishment of the Water Supply and Wastewater Treatment Cooperative Berlin in Berlin (East).
1967
Transfer of the Berlin urban wastewater system to a Berlin municipal undertaking under the name Berliner Entwässerungswerke in Berlin (West).
Transfer of the Berlin urban wastewater system to a Berlin municipal undertaking under the name Berliner Entwässerungswerke in Berlin (West).
1988
Merger of Berliner Wasserwerke and Berliner Entwässerungswerke to form Berliner Wasserbetriebe in Berlin (West).
Merger of Berliner Wasserwerke and Berliner Entwässerungswerke to form Berliner Wasserbetriebe in Berlin (West).
1990
The water supply and wastewater treatment Berlin becomes a Berlin municipal undertaking.
The water supply and wastewater treatment Berlin becomes a Berlin municipal undertaking.
1992
Merger of the Berliner Wasser-Betriebe and the Wasserversorgung und Abwasserbehandlung Berlin to form Berliner Wasserbetriebe.
Merger of the Berliner Wasser-Betriebe and the Wasserversorgung und Abwasserbehandlung Berlin to form Berliner Wasserbetriebe.
1994
Transformation into a company under public law.
Transformation into a company under public law.
1999
Partial privatisation. The City of Berlin today holds 50.1%, the companies RWE and Veolia together 49.9% of the shares in Berliner Wasserbetriebe.
Partial privatisation. The City of Berlin today holds 50.1%, the companies RWE and Veolia together 49.9% of the shares in Berliner Wasserbetriebe.
