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Wednesday, 30 March 2016 06:58

NI Water to freeze tariffs for 2016/17

NI Water has today announced there will be no change to non-domestic water and sewerage charges - from 1st April 2016 charges will hold at the 2015/16 levels.

Marchbank4Scottish Water has installed one thousand solar panels at its Marchbank Water Treatment Works near Balerno, which serves Edinburgh and parts of West Lothian.

ofwat enforcement toolsOfwat has launched a new consultation on its approach to enforcement – including how whistle blowers working in water companies seeking to flag up potential breaches of obligations should provide information and encouraging them to first use the whistle blowing procedures in their workplace..

Flood Re, the body set up to enable insurers to offer lower premiums and excesses to high-risk flood homes across the UK, has produced its first transition plan setting out how the home insurance market will return to risk-reflective pricing by 2039.

 The Competition and Markets Authority has fined three businesses who have admitted participating in an illegal cartel in relation to the supply of cylindrical galvanised steel tanks in the UK more than £2.6 million.

The European Environment Agency (EEA) has published a new indicator assessment examining the use of freshwater resources across Europe.

 New research from the Local Government Association (LGA) says £250 million in damage was caused to key infrastructure like roads, bridges, public rights of way, and drainage systems by this winter’s flooding - and the final bill could be significantly higher.

VolkerStevin, the multi-disciplinary contractor which specialises in the marine environment and part of VolkerWessels UK, has been awarded a £19 million contract to improve the defence infrastructure on the Falkland Islands.

The government has this morning launched its National Infrastructure Delivery Plan (NIDP)which brings together all of the government’s infrastructure priorities over the next five years - underpinned by a commitment to invest more than £100 billion in infrastructure by 2020-21.

Ofwat has published an information note about the way it intends to undertake the review of markets for residential customers, areas of focus, key milestones and how it will engage with stakeholders during the review.

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