Sydney Water - Name Changes

Name Changes

Sydney Water has been known by a number names over the years including:

• Board of Water Supply and Sewerage (1888 – 1892)
• Metropolitan Board of Water Supply and Sewerage (1892 – 1925)
• Metropolitan Water Sewerage and Drainage Board (1925 – 1987)
• Water Board (1987 – 1994) which had also been the colloquial name for the organisation for much of its history in the 20th century, and persists among longer term employees and older members of the community to this day
• Sydney Water Corporation Limited (1995 – 1999)
• Sydney Water Corporation (1999 – present) - with "Limited" being dropped when the corporation changed from a state owned limited company to a statutory state-owned corporation.