In 1901 the first drops of drinking water flowed through the pipes of Maribor. In the same year, the first well and reservoir were built. At that time, the amount of water extracted supplied around 38,000 inhabitants.
After the Second World War, due to intensive housing and population growth, the need for drinking water increased, At the time, the main objective was to renovate and maintain any damaged and obsolete systems.
Before the 1970s, there was no money to enable further investments, but from the 1980s onwards the company was able to intensely invest into the development of the water supply networks.
In 2002, after years of gradual decline, while medical surveillance intensified and there were large-scale changes in the distribution network,the conditions for waiving the disinfection of the majority of Maribor's drinking water were created.
The year 2011 was held in celebration of the venerable 110 anniversary of the company.
Director of Maribor water supply company