Wasserbeschaffungsverband Harburg

What Wasserbeschaffungsverband Harburg does

Wasserbeschaffungsverband (WBV) Harburg is a non-profit public water supply association (Wasser- und Bodenverband) organized under the German Wasserverbandsgesetz and headquartered at Maschener Str. 49, Seevetal-Hittfeld, Lower Saxony. Founded in 1953 and operating under the supervisory authority of Landkreis Harburg, the association extracts drinking water from Tertiary and Quaternary porous-media aquifers in the Harburg district and distributes it through an owned pipe network to residential households, commercial businesses, and public institutions across large parts of Landkreis Harburg and the southeastern part of Buxtehude. The association operates two primary waterworks (Woxdorf II and Moisburg), maintains approximately 8,180 hydrants, and supports an online customer center for meter readings, invoicing, and account management.

Name

Wasserbeschaffungsverband Harburg

Legal name

Wasserbeschaffungsverband Harburg

Website

https://wbvharburg.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1953

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Wasserbeschaffungsverband (WBV) Harburg is a non-profit municipal water supply association serving large parts of Landkreis Harburg and southeastern Buxtehude, extracting and distributing groundwater-based drinking water to approximately 270,000 residents via an owned pipe network, with all revenues reinvested into infrastructure.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Water Supply

NAICS

Water, Sewage and Other Systems (2213), Water Supply and Irrigation Systems (221310)

SIC

Water Supply (4941)

akta.pro primary industry

Water Supply & Wastewater Utilities Administration (BPAIACAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Watershed/Source Water & Raw Water Quality Monitoring (intakes, reservoirs, groundwater) (EUANAJAH), Raw Water Conveyance & Transmission (Aqueducts, Mains, Pumping Stations) (EUANAAAB), Water Quality Monitoring, Compliance & Reporting (Sampling, Lab, Regulatory) (EUANAAAG), Public Health & Consumer Confidence Reporting (CCR, boil-water advisories, notifications) (EUANAJAL)

Keywords

• Drinking water supply
• Municipal water utility
• Groundwater extraction
• Water infrastructure
• Water distribution services

Headquarters

HQ city

Seevetal-Hittfeld

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Infrastructure, Operations, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Drinking Water Supply (Wasserlieferungen): Revenue is generated from water delivery charges billed to connected households and businesses. As a non-profit association (Wasser- und Bodenverband), WBV Harburg has no profit motive per its bylaws (satzungsgemäß keine Gewinnerzielungsabsicht). No dividends are paid to shareholders. All revenues are fully reinvested in water protection and drinking water extraction infrastructure. Pricing comprises a general water price per cubic meter plus an annual base fee determined by meter size.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Wasserbeschaffungsverband (WBV) Harburg extracts, treats, and distributes drinking water from local groundwater aquifers to residential households, commercial businesses, and public institutions in the Landkreis Harburg region and the southeastern part of Buxtehude, Germany. As a non-profit public utility association (Wasser- und Bodenverband), it operates waterworks, maintains a pipeline network with approximately 8,180 hydrants, and provides customer services such as house connections, meter readings, and water quality analysis.

Product overview

Wasserbeschaffungsverband (WBV) Harburg is a public water supply association providing drinking water extraction, treatment, and distribution services. The organization operates waterworks (including Wasserwerk Woxdorf II and Wasserwerk Moisburg) and maintains an extensive pipeline network with approximately 8,180 hydrants. Customer-facing services include the Kundencenter online portal for account management and meter readings, along with supporting services such as house connections, standing pipe meter rentals, and educational programs including the Wassererlebnispfad at Kiekeberg Museum and Schulbrunnen school fountain installations. The association has over 60 years of history and serves large parts of the Harburg district and southeastern Buxtehude.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Trinkwasserversorgung (Drinking Water Supply)
• Hausanschluss (House Connection)
• Standrohrzähler (Standing Pipe Meter Rental)
• Trinkwasseranalyse (Drinking Water Analysis)
• Schulbrunnen (School Fountains)
• Trinkwasseranalyse (Drinking Water Analysis)
• Führungen (Tours)

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Freilichtmuseum am KiekebergcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2008The Wassererlebnispfad (Water Experience Path) was created in collaboration with the Freilichtmuseum am Kiekeberg. Open since July 2008, the path sensitizes visitors of all ages to water as a fundamental 'foodstuff'. It shows the history of water supply, highlights the significance of drinking water, and includes hands-on stations and a water playground. The WBV contributes its expertise and resources to educate the public about water protection.
• KOWAS (Kooperation von Wasserverbänden im Elbe-Weser-Raum)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWBV Harburg is a member of KOWAS, a cooperation of water associations in the Elbe-Weser region. Within this cooperation, task areas are consolidated to enable more efficient future operations, with the strengthening of municipal water management as the declared goal.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Harzwasserwerke GmbH: Regional drinking water supplier in Lower Saxony operating multiple waterworks and supply networks, structurally comparable to WBV Harburg as a non-municipal water utility.
• WBV Elbmarsch: Directly comparable Wasserbeschaffungsverband serving the neighboring Elbmarsch region; combined workforce data is reported jointly with WBV Harburg, indicating close operational and structural parity.
• Oldenburgisch-Ostfriesischer Wasserverband (OOWV): Large regional Wasserverband in northwestern Lower Saxony operating groundwater-based drinking water supply for hundreds of thousands of residents under the same legal framework as WBV Harburg.
• Zweckverband Landeswasserversorgung Baden-Württemberg: Public-law water supply association supplying drinking water across much of Baden-Württemberg from lake and groundwater sources, structurally analogous to WBV Harburg.
• EWE WASSER GmbH: Water utility subsidiary of EWE AG serving parts of northwestern Lower Saxony with comparable groundwater-supply operations and regional distribution networks.
• Bodensee-Wasserversorgung: Long-distance drinking water supplier in southern Germany operating multiple waterworks and large-scale distribution infrastructure under a Zweckverband structure comparable to a Wasserbeschaffungsverband.
• Trinkwasserverband Stader Land: Adjacent Lower-Saxony drinking water association with comparable statutory structure under the Wasserverbandsgesetz, serving municipalities in the Stade region.

Broad incumbents

• Stadtwerke München (Wasserversorgung): Munich municipal utility with a substantial water division drawing on alpine and groundwater sources; broader incumbent providing a German public-utility benchmark comparable to WBV Harburg's operating model.
• Berliner Wasserbetriebe (BWB): Large integrated water and wastewater utility for Berlin; broader incumbent operating at much greater scale but in the same public utility drinking-water supply category.
• Hamburger Wasserwerke (HWW): Major Hamburg city water utility that historically supplied adjacent areas (e.g., Neu Wulmstorf, Rübke) that WBV Harburg now serves, making it a broader incumbent with overlapping geographic exposure.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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