19 Jun 2018
Ofwat: ‘The thaw that followed the ‘Beast from the East’ in late February and early March 2018 left over 200,000 customers in England and Wales without water for over 4 hours; and over 60,000 customers without supply for over 12 hours. Households, businesses, schools and public organisations across the country were affected by either low […]
19 Jun 2018
Ofwat: ‘This information note provides an overview of the individual representations produced for each company’s draft water resources management plan 2019 (WRMP) in our role as a statutory consultee and identifies the common response themes and areas of challenge. Executive summary WRMPs provide an overview of water companies’ resilience to drought and the investment required […]
11 Apr 2018
Following Michael Gove’s full frontal assault on the water companies and their recent failings in the cold weather Oftwat’s chair Jonson Cox sets out further measures. Ofwat sets out package of reforms for water sector Ofwat has today set out its agenda for rebuilding public trust in the water sector, as it continues to push water […]
12 Jul 2017
Shades of Orwellian double-speak and an interesting contradiction. How can ‘good progress’ be equated with the first rise in incidents since 2012 – to 1902 incidents – (an increase of 160 pollution incidents) from the nine major water companies? The EA’s report found the majority of the UK’s water companies achieved close to or exceeded […]
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