Isle Utilities joins forces to deliver £400 Million Ofwat Innovation Fund
Isle has announced its role as a key delivery partner for the £400 million Ofwat Innovation Fund (OIF), alongside Challenge Works and Arup. This...
Water (Special Measures) Act 2025 receives Royal Assent, boosting the powers of water sector regulators
The Water (Special Measures) Act 2025, first introduced into Parliament on 4 September 2024, received Royal Assent yesterday from King Charles III.
Royal Assent is...
Six water companies to appeal Ofwat’s PR24 Final Determination
Following the publication of the 2024 Price Review final determinations by Ofwat in December 2024, a total of six water companies have indicated they...
South East Water requests referral of its Final Determination to the CMA
South East Water has announced that it has asked Ofwat to refer its PR24 Final Determination to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) for...
Thames Water requests referral of Final Determination to the Competition and Markets Authority for redetermination
Thames Water Utilities Limited has asked Ofwat to refer its Final Determination to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) for a redetermination.
The Board of...
Ofwat to investigate Thames Water on delayed environmental schemes
Ofwat has announced that it is opening an enforcement case into Thames Water to investigate whether its delayed delivery of environmental improvement schemes has...
Committee calls on Water Minister to reform social tariffs for people in water poverty following Ofwat price review
The EFRA Committee has written to the Minister for Water and Flooding, Emma Hardy, to ask if there will be adequate support in place...
Water UK promises support for more than 3 million households, as water companies announce record-breaking investment
Water UK, the trade association for the water industry representing all of the water and wastewater companies across Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland, has...
Pennon Group accepts Ofwat’s Final Determinations
Following Ofwat's PR24 Final Determinations in December 2024, Pennon Group has announced that after careful consideration, South West Water and SES Water will be...
Environment Agency secures record commitments from water sector of over £22bn to invest in the environment
The Environment Agency, working closely with Natural England, has secured the largest ever commitment from water companies to clean up the environment and invest...
Jo Jolly, Director for Environment and Innovation, discusses Ofwat’s knowledge sharing vision
In the first Water Vlog of 2025, Jo Jolly, Director for Environment and Innovation, Ofwat, discusses the ongoing Ofwat Innovation Fund Projects programme, focusing...
Ofwat announces details of £400m fund to spur water sector transformation in next five years
The Ofwat Innovation Fund will double to £400 million to support projects that could transform the water sector to meet and solve the many...
In response to Thames Water, Steve Reed tells EFRA Committee it’s not for Government to tell a private company how to manage their finances
The EFRA Committee has published two pieces of correspondence between the Committee and the Defra Secretary, Steve Reed.
One is a letter from the Committee...
Dŵr Cymru confirms acceptance of £6bn Business Plan for 2025-30
Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water has written to Ofwat to confirm its acceptance of their Final Determination of the Price Review for 2025-2030.
The Final Determination...
PR24 Final Determination: Has Ofwat compromised enough for companies?
After colossal efforts from water companies and the regulator, was the result ever going to be thus, asks Tom Hall, Chief Economist at Aqua...
Hafren Dyfrdwy to deliver record levels of investment after Ofwat’s final determination
Hafren Dyfrdwy can now deliver record levels of investment to improve its water and waste network and boost its environmental performance after Ofwat approved...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
Ofwat and CCW issue warning after customers whose homes were hit by sewer flooding feel let down and abandoned
New research by Ofwat and the Consumer Council for Water (CCW), that questioned customers whose homes were flooded with sewage, shows wastewater companies must...
Ofwat to appear before MPs for questioning on water companies’ finances, customer bills and regulation of the industry
The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee (EFRA) is due to hold an evidence session to scrutinise the work of Ofwat, questioning its Chief...
73% of bonus payments will not be paid for by customers, says Ofwat
Ofwat has today announced that new rules on exec bonuses and on dividends are beginning to bite in their first full year of operation,...
Ofwat launches new standards to improve services for customers who need extra help
Ofwat has set out new standards expected of water companies for how they should operate, grow and maintain their priority services registers (PSR) of...
2 in 5 households say they will find it difficult to afford water bill increases
Two in five households across England and Wales say they will find it difficult to afford the increases to water bills being proposed by...
Staying above water: can pension trustees navigate the challenges of Ofwat?
Mike Birch, Independent Trustee at Vidett and former Director of Supervision at The Pensions Regulator (TPR), addresses the financial turbulence within the water sector,...
Thames announces proposed transaction to extend its liquidity runway
Thames Water Utilities Limited has announced a proposed transaction to extend its liquidity runway, including up to £3.0bn of new money in addition to...
First Minister of Wales visits Welsh Water Headquarters
The First Minister of Wales visited the Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water headquarters on Thursday 24th October to meet the company’s staff.
Eluned Morgan was taken...
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