UK SICClass

UK SIC 36.00—Water collection, treatment and supply

Class · UK Standard Industrial Classification (2026)

Where 36.00 sits

  1. E Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities
  2. 36 Water collection, treatment and supply
  3. 36.0 Water collection, treatment and supply
  4. 36.00 Water collection, treatment and supply

What 36.00 includes

  • Abstraction of water from rivers, lakes and groundwater
  • Treatment of water for the water supply
  • Desalting of sea or groundwater to produce water as the principal product of interest
  • Distribution of water through mains, by trucks or other means
  • Rainwater collection
  • Operation of irrigation canals
  • Rental and leasing of water distribution networks

What 36.00 excludes

  • Provision of irrigation services for agricultural purposes, see 01.61
  • Production of natural mineral waters and other bottled waters, see 11.07
  • Treatment of wastewater in order to prevent pollution, see 37.00
  • Installation of water meters, see 43.22
  • Transport of water via pipelines, not through mains, see 49.50
  • Water meter reading by third parties, see 82.99

36.00 in other systems

ANZSICAustralia · New Zealand
HSICHong Kong
ISICUnited Nations (global)
JSICJapan
NAICSUnited States
NAICS CanadaCanada
NOGASwitzerland
SICUnited States (legacy)

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