 After trying to resolve these problems the company resorted to taking their supply from the River Thames at a point near Chelsea Hospital

Although the legislation that established the London water companies intended that they would compete for customers, in 1815 the East London company drew up a legal agreement with the New River Company defining a boundary between their areas of supply.The London Bridge Waterworks Company was dissolved in 1822, and its water supply licence was purchased by the New River Company.Later that same year, the Borough Waterworks Company purchased the London Bridge licence from the New River Company, and it was renamed the Southwark Water Company.