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United Utilities PLC
18 April 2002

 UNITED UTILITIES SIGNS WATER METER INSTALLATION AND REPLACEMENT CONTRACT WITH
                                  WELSH WATER

United Utilities Contract Solutions, the group's non-regulated asset management
business, through its Network Services Unit, has signed its first major out of
region contract, with Welsh Water, for the installation and replacement of water
meters.

The three-year contract covers around 140,000 meters installed throughout Wales
and Herefordshire and is worth around £15 million.

Chief Executive of United Utilities, John Roberts, said:

        "We are delighted to have won this strategically significant contract,
        which further helps to position United Utilities as a major
        multi-utility player in the UK meter installation and replacement
        market.

        This demonstrates continued development of our strategy to build on the
        core asset management skills of United Utilities to manage assets
        throughout the UK, as well as in carefully selected overseas markets."


United Utilities' Contacts:

John Roberts, Chief Executive                                 01925 237000

Simon Batey, Finance Director                                 01925 237000

Simon Bielecki, Investor Relations Manager                    01925 237033

Alan Price, Head of Corporate and Financial Communications    020 7307 0300


Notes

United Utilities Network Services forms part of United Utilities Contract
Solutions, the group's non-regulated asset management business. The business
already handles the operation and maintenance of over 2.7 million water, gas and
electricity meters.

United Utilities Contract Solutions combines the core skill of asset management
in the regulated businesses of United Utilities with the commercial skills of
its international operations, to compete for operations and maintenance
outsourcing opportunities in the UK and overseas.

United Utilities' ordinary shares trade on the London Stock Exchange and its
ADRs, each equal to two ordinary shares, trade on the New York Stock Exchange
under the Trading Symbol 'UU'.


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