15 Dec 2022
Ofwat has published the final methodology for the upcoming Price Review (PR24). Ofwat has said that the need for substantial improvement in the sector is clear, and PR24, which will cover the period 2025-2030, will drive water companies to step up and deliver improvements for customers and the environment. The final methodology sets out the framework which […]
15 Dec 2022
Ofwat has published its annual assessment of company operational performance and a summary of the financial resilience of companies. Both the Water Company Performance report 2021-22 and the Monitoring Financial Resilience report 2021-22 have identified areas where water companies are letting down their customers, and the environment. Water company performance report 2021-22 Northumbrian Water, Southern […]
06 Dec 2022
Ofwat has revealed that water and wastewater companies are falling behind on their investment plans, leaving promised service improvements behind schedule or undelivered. Ofwat, as part of the price review process, sets allowances for how much companies can invest over the price control period, to maintain and improve its water network. Between 2020 and 2022 […]
24 Nov 2022
On 18 November 2021, the Environment Agency (EA) and Ofwat announced separate major investigations into possible unauthorised discharges at thousands of wastewater treatment works. The Environment Agency is now investigating more than 2,200 wastewater treatment works (WWTW) that discharge into English waters. This relates to all water and sewage companies. The Environment Agency’s initial assessment indicates that […]
09 Nov 2022
Lib Dem leader Ed Davey says party would abolish Ofwat Reported in The Times Water companies are routinely able to dump sewage in rivers in England and Wales because the regulator is “pointless” and lacks real teeth, the leader of the Liberal Democrats has said. Sir Ed Davey said Ofwat should be replaced with a […]
27 Oct 2022
In a joint letter to water and wastewater company CEOs, David Black, Chief Executive of Ofwat and Emma Clancy, Chief Executive of CCW, have asked for more support to be given to customers. The letter acknowledges that while water bills have been rising below inflation in recent years, many customers already feel their water bill […]
13 Oct 2022
Aileen Armstrong, Senior Director, Company Performance and Price Controls at Ofwat, is warning that current concerns and headlines in the media about the UK water sector are not going to go away without real change and that the pressure is only going to intensify over the coming months. In a speech to delegates at the […]
06 Oct 2022
England and Wales water regulator Ofwat hands out financial penalties to 11 firms for missing supply, biodiversity, pollution and sewer flooding goals. Overall, for those 11 companies, almost £150m is planned to be taken off customers’ bills in the next financial year because of missed targets Ofwat has announced. Ofwat went on to […]
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