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Friday, December 20, 2024
LATEST NEWS
Government, Policy & Regulation
Southern Water to face EFRA committee following price review and water outages
Southern Water will be the first water company to appear before MPs to discuss the reasons for, and its response to, the water outages currently seeing schools close, and hospitals struggle in southern England.
This is part of the Reforming...
Water Company News
Thames Water will “take time to review” Ofwat’s final determination before making its response
Thames Water Utilities Limited has said that given its importance and complexity, the company "will take time to review the determination in detail before making its response" after receiving its Final Determination from economic regulator, Ofwat, for the regulatory...
Water Company News
Anglian Water receives Final Determination from Ofwat on £11bn plan for the region
Anglian Water has received its Final Determination from the water industry regulator, Ofwat, in response to its £11 billion plan proposed for the region over the next five years.
Between 2025 and 2030, the plan will deliver essential and ambitious...
Water Company News
Scottish Water wants to embrace new approaches, as it publishes its interim annual report
Scotland’s publicly owned water and waste water provider has published its interim annual report, covering the first six months of the financial year, from 1 April to 30 September 2024.
In it, the water company highlights how the organisation is...
Water Company News
Pennon confirms record £3.2bn investment for customers across the South West, Bristol, Bournemouth and Sutton and East Surrey
Pennon has confirmed plans to deliver a record £3.2bn investment across the South West, Bristol, Bournemouth and Sutton and East Surrey, for the period 2025-2030.
Bills for customers are forecast to increase for water services by £4 per month, and...
Water Company News
Severn Trent receives green light for its ‘outstanding’ £15bn investment programme
Severn Trent has received the green light for its transformational £15bn investment programme to improve service for customers, dramatically boosting river health and creating 7,000 new jobs for the region.
Water industry regulator Ofwat has given its support for the...
Government, Policy & Regulation
Ofwat approves £104bn upgrade for the water sector
Ofwat has approved a £104bn upgrade for the water sector as part of its final determinations in the PR24 process, which sets investment plans, service commitments and bills for water companies in England and Wales for the 2025-30 period.
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Government, Policy & Regulation
Ofwat finds Thames Water has broken dividend payment rules and proposes £18m penalty
Ofwat has announced its proposed decision which finds Thames Water to be in breach of its obligations under Licence Condition P30.
In October 2023, Thames Water made interim dividend payments totalling £37.5 million to its holding company, Thames Water Utilities...
Government, Policy & Regulation
MPs launch new inquiry to scrutinise the breadth of issues confronting the water sector
The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee (EFRA) is launching a new inquiry, Reforming the Water Sector, to scrutinise the breadth of issues confronting the water sector.
The inquiry comes at a time when water companies are facing strong criticism...
Event News
Influential water and energy experts to meet once again at WEX Global in 2025
The organiser of WEX Global has announced that over 90 speakers from 45 countries will be forging partnerships in water, energy and climate change to move towards a world of water abundance at the event in February 2025.
The event...
Appointments
Waterwise celebrates new Chair
Environmental campaigning organisation Waterwise has announced its new Chair - Diane McCrea MBE. Diane brings a wealth of experience and impact in chairing, Trusteeship and leadership across the charity/not-for-profit, public and private sectors.
Waterwise - whose vision is that water...
Environmental News
Scottish Water partners with Rhizocore Technologies to pioneer innovative approach to woodland creation
Scottish Water is piloting an innovative approach to woodland creation through the use of fungal pellets which aim to produce more resilient forests, increase carbon capture potential and reduce the need for fertiliser.
The pellets, produced by Edinburgh-based start-up venture...
Industry News
Anglian Water to use AI to ensure efficient delivery of infrastructure projects funded in Ofwat investment drive
Anglian Water will use AI to forecast and efficiently deliver crucial large-scale water infrastructure projects and project portfolios during the UK water regulator’s upcoming ‘AMP8’ investment window, which will run from 2025 to 2030.
Ofwat has responded to public calls...
Water Company News
Hampshire community to get giant storm tank in time for Christmas
A new concrete tank which can hold 600,000 litres of storm water is almost ready – doubling the capacity of a Hampshire wastewater treatment works during intense rainfall.
The £2.4 million scheme at Southern Water's Petersfield site will help reduce...
Government, Policy & Regulation
Water companies to be forced to double compensation for failures
The Government has confirmed that water customers around the country will benefit from significantly higher payments to compensate them for water company service failures.
Following public consultation, new and increased compensation will be compulsory for water companies to pay to customers...
Water Company News
Scottish Water launches first online overflow map, showing near real-time data from waste water overflows
Scottish Water’s first online overflow map, showing near real-time data from waste water overflows across the country, has been launched and is now live and available for public use.
The interactive map provides information on when an overflow is operating...
Water Company News
Food companies ordered to pay over £265,000 for severe sewer abuse offences
Thames Water has been cracking down on sewer abuse in the food industry, with two companies ordered to pay a combined total of £262,500 in fines and costs, for breaching the conditions of their discharge consents. These consents set...
Market Analysis & Research
New report predicts surge in number of older people living in water poverty
Almost one million pensioner households in England and Wales could be living in water poverty by 2029/30 if the UK Government doesn’t introduce a single social tariff, according to a new report by charity Independent Age. This is an...
Appointments
James Heath stepping down as National Infrastructure Commission CEO
The National Infrastructure Commission’s Chief Executive, James Heath, is stepping down in March 2025 after nearly five years in post.
During this time, James has worked with Commissioners to shape strategy and policy across the UK’s economic infrastructure sectors, culminating...
Water Company News
Consistently high levels of water quality and customer service give solid year of operational performance, says Jersey Water in annual report
Jersey Water says that consistently high levels of water quality and customer service, combined with a drive to deliver operational efficiencies, have led to a solid year of operational performance and a strengthening financial position.
The utility’s annual report for...
Government, Policy & Regulation
OEP investigation concludes Defra, EA and Ofwat failed to comply with environmental law in relation to sewage discharges
The Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) has concluded that there have been failures to comply with environmental law by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), the Environment Agency (EA) and Ofwat following an investigation into the...
Environmental News
Environment Agency publishes major update to national flood and coastal erosion risk assessment
The Environment Agency has published new data showing 6.3 million properties across England are based in areas at risk of flooding from one or a combination of rivers, the sea and surface water.
Using the best available data from both...
Government, Policy & Regulation
ICO calls for all water companies to publish sewage discharge data
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is calling on all water companies to proactively publish information relating to sewage discharges each month.
Water companies have a legal obligation to make information about the environment available under the Environmental Information Regulations (EIR),...
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