17 Feb 2022
Ofwat ‘Introduction to the guidance At PR19 Ofwat announced a £469 million ring-fenced development fund for companies to investigate and develop strategic water resource solutions that benefit customers, protect and enhance the environment and benefit wider society. This funding provides companies with the ability and certainty to accelerate the development of solutions to be ‘construction […]
02 Feb 2022
https://www.water.org.uk/news-item/water-uk-response-to-the-strategic-policy-statement/ Defra ‘Ofwat must ensure that England’s water industry is doing more to protect the environment, the Government has announced today (2 February) as it set out its priorities for the regulator over the next five years. The new Strategic Policy Statement (SPS), which will be set by the Government and formally laid in Parliament […]
02 Feb 2022
The Defra website is jammed with individual organisation Climate Change Adaptation reports. Click here to see these: Adaptation reports to Defra for part of the third round of the adaptation reporting process under the Climate Change 2008 Act. You can read the Ofwat report as well as the individual company reports e.g. South West Water […]
25 Jan 2022
Ofwat has published a summary document setting out the key themes which have emerged from the Regulators’ Alliance for Progressing Infrastructure Development (RAPID) assessment of submissions for strategic regional water resource solutions at standard gate one. The assessment process is overseen by RAPID, with input from the partner regulators – Ofwat, the Environment Agency and the […]
25 Jan 2022
Read more and download the consultation Our three strategic goals – to transform water company performance, to meet long-term challenges and to provide greater value for customers and the environment – continue to shape our programme for the coming year. Our key aim is for the water sector to provide the very best service to […]
11 Jan 2022
From Ofwat This paper sets out expectations in three key areas to guide water company planning on net zero. It details our expectations for action in relation to net zero target setting; scope of action on net zero; and prioritising the reduction of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions. In particular, this paper explains why we consider […]
14 Dec 2021
Ofwat Chief tells public – we will hold water and wastewater companies to account if they have done wrong Ofwat Interim Chief Executive, David Black has written an open letter to water customers telling them that If the regulator finds that water and wastewater companies have done wrong, Ofwat will hold them to account. Setting out […]
23 Nov 2021
Official announcement Water companies could face legal action after investigation launched into sewage treatment works Major investigation announced by the Environment Agency and Ofwat into sewage treatment works. EA and Ofwat are now looking into all water and sewerage companies to assess the scale of the problem. Any company caught breaching these minimum standards will […]
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