The Company

The Landeswasserversorgung – a water-supply company which is rich in tradition and one of the largest in Germany. Founded in the year 1912, the enterprise began operating its first systems in 1917. Numbered among the currently 106 members of the company are cities, communities and other water companies in Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria.

Today the Landeswasserversorgung is the guarantor of a safe and reliable drinking-water supply for over 250 cities and communities, including the cities of Aalen, Ellwangen, Esslingen, Göppingen, Ludwigsburg, Schwäbisch Gmünd, Stuttgart and Ulm, to name but a few. The annual output exceeds 90 Million cubic metres of drinking water of the highest quality.

Through a mains system with a total length of about 790 km, the Landeswasserversorgung provides drinking water from the two waterworks in Langenau and Dischingen to its approx. 3 million customers. The amount supplied can reach 450,000 cubic metres per day, in other words 6,500 litres per second.

Some years ago, the Landeswasserversorgung expanded the number of services offered to its company members to encompass the entire range needed in the drinking-water-sector. In particular, these include management, engineering and laboratory work as well as water-meter services.

The Langenau Waterworks is situated on the edge of the Württemberg Donauried.
The Langenau Waterworks is situated on the edge of the Württemberg Donauried.
Schematic of the Landeswasserversorgung service region displaying important facility locations: Water Treatment Plants, Pumping Stations, Long Distance Supply Lines, Storage Tanks, and Power Stations.

Floor plan of the LW-installations

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Founded as a state company - today, a communal special purpose association

In 1912, King Wilhelm II of Württemberg instituted the Staatliche Landeswasserversorgung or state water supply. It was operated for 53 years as a state-owned company. In 1965, the Landeswasserversorgung was converted into an independent communal special purpose association. Since this happened, the association members of the Landeswasserversorgung are not only customers, but also the owners of the water supply company.

The association meeting is the decision-making organ of the LW
The association meeting is the decision-making organ of the LW