Thames Water gets overwhelming approval of creditors to make initial £24.5 million payment to meet Ofwat penalties
Thames Water Utilities Ltd has announced that the Fourth Consent Requests it launched on 5 September have been overwhelming approved by its creditors, with a deemed approval rate of over 99%.
Thames Water fined nearly £123 million following two separate investigations by Ofwat
Ofwat has today announced the final decision in two investigations looking into the operations of Thames Water, who will face penalties totalling £122.7m. These will be paid by the company and its investors, and not by customers.
Thames Water chiefs on defensive under grilling from Commons EFRA Committee
Thames Water chiefs were on the defensive when they appeared in person before the House of Commons EFRA Committee earlier this week in an intensive two hour evidence session which made for compelling – and at times uncomfortable – viewing.
Ofwat orders water companies to return £158 million to customers via next year’s bills over poor performance
Ofwat has ordered water companies to return £158 million to customers via next year’s bills over poor performance – the regulator announced the rebate following its annual review of water and wastewater companies’ performance in England and Wales published today.
Water companies could face new penalties of up to £250 million for pollution
Environment Secretary Ranil Jayawardena MP has announced that he will bring forward proposals to raise the civil penalty for water companies who pollute the environment by 1,000-fold - from £250,000 to up to £250 million.
Ofwat tells 11 water companies to cut bills by almost £150m because of missed targets
Water sector regulator Ofwat has today announced that most water companies will be hit by financial penalties because of missed targets - overall, almost £150 million in total will be taken off customers' bills in the next financial year at 11 companies.
Ofwat confirms Southern Water will pay £126m following investigation
Ofwat has confirmed that Southern Water will pay £126m in penalties and rebates to existing and former wastewater customers for serious failures to operate a number of wastewater treatments works properly deliberate misreporting of performance information.
Business water market - Ofwat consults on strengthening wholesaler performance and service
Ofwat has launched a new consultation on strengthening wholesaler performance and service in the business retail market.
Ofwat confirms £120m package of payments and penalties for Thames Water following leakage failures
Following consultation, Ofwat has today confirmed that Thames Water will pay £65 million back to its customers as part of a total package of payments and penalties worth £120 million.
Thames Water – missed leakage targets down to failure of infrastructure partnership delivery vehicle
Thames Water has said its missed leakage targets stemmed from a decision in 2015 to develop an innovative delivery vehicle with its infrastructure partners to accelerate improvements which failed to deliver.
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Safe access solutions a key requirement for water sector and other Critical Infrastructure Providers
Craig Nienaber, Business Development Manager for Safe Access Solutions (SAS) at HUBER Technology, explores why the company is seeing a growing level of interest in its safe access solutions for critical infrastructure providers, including their application in wastewater treatment assets.
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Albion Water appoints new Director of Business Development
Albion Water, the first NAV (New Appointment & Variation) to have been established in1999 and now under the ownership of SDS Water Group, has appointed Andy Holland as its new Director of Business Development. -
Webinar to explore moving indirect potable water reuse to full implementation
UK water companies are invited to join an upcoming webinar which will explore how the sector can take indirect potable reuse (IPR) from concept to full-scale operational reality. -
Kohtari CEO says joined-up water intelligence needed to predict, not just react - not more data
James Sumsion, CEO of predictive water intelligence specialists Kohtari, says the water sector needs to take a giant leap forward, so that it can anticipate and act upon water quality issues - rather than merely react.
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