Ofwat is seeking new powers to take action against water and wastewater companies across England and Wales when customer service falls short.
Ofwat's Interim Cief Executive David Black has written to water company CEOs challenging them to step up their efforts to support effective markets.
Ofwat is predicting further growth both in terms of turnover and customer numbers in the competitive new appointments and variations market.
Anglian Water is proposing that if developers can provide evidence of intention to build new homes to a level of 100 litres per person per day or less, it would waive the water and sewerage infrastructure connection charges.
Water industry regulator Ofwat has published new guidance on its general expectations for how monopoly water and sewerage and water only companies in England and Wales should provide and charge for new connections.
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.
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.
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.
Ray Moulds, Sales Director at Flood Control International, takes a look at how automated sliding floodgates are supporting secondary containment at water and sewerage company sites.