Ofwat is currently consulting on proposals to grant SSE Water variations to two appointments to provide water and sewerage services. New appointments and variations include one company replacing another as the statutory supplier for a specific geographic area.
The first is on a variation to SSE Water’s appointment to enable it to provide water and sewerage services to a site called Graylingwell Park, in Chichester.
The proposal would allow SSE Water to supply water and sewerage services to a development of 733 household properties and 48 non-household properties.
SSE Water will serve its customers by taking a bulk supply of water from Portsmouth Water and a bulk connection to Southern Water's sewers.
SSE Water is proposing to match the charges for water and sewerage of Portsmouth Water and Southern Water respectively. SSE Water will be required to offer customers at least equivalent levels of service to Portsmouth Water and Southern Water.SSE Water was granted its new appointment in October 2007 for a housing development near Salisbury, and it was granted further variations to this appointment at Llanilid Park in Wales, Hale Village in north London, Kennet Island in Reading, Bromley Common in Bromley and Park Views in Epsom.
The second proposal would enable SSE Water to provide sewerage services to a development of 350 household properties to a site called Hunter Avenue, in Ashford. Water would be supplied by South East Water.
SSE Water will serve its customers by making a bulk connection to Southern Water's sewers.SSE Water proposes to offer household customers at Hunter Avenue a five per cent discount on the fixed element of Southern Water's sewerage charge. Ofwat has said it is satisfied that SSE Water will offer customers on the site at least equivalent levels of service to Southern Water.SSE Water was granted its new appointment in October 2007 for a housing development near Salisbury, and it was granted further variations to this appointment at Llanilid Park in Wales, Hale Village in north London, Kennet Island in Reading, Bromley Common in Bromley and Park Views in Epsom.
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