The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has issued its final determinations report following references from Ofwat of its 2024 price reviews (PR24) for 5 water companies to the CMA.
The Competition & Markets Authority has updated the administrative timetable for the publication of its provisional determination on Price Review appeals by five water companies against Ofwat’s Final Determinations on their AMP8 business plans.
Ofwat has told the Competition and Markets Authority “we stand by our PR24 determinations” as the competition regulator begins the process of examining requests by five water companies to review Ofwat’s decisions on their AMP8 business plans.
The Competition and Markets Authority has published the first submissions from Ofwat and the five water companies for 2024 Price Review appeals, alongside a significant list of submissions from other stakeholders and a detailed timetable for the redeterminations.
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is consulting on draft new rules and guidance which will apply in the event of any appeals by water companies against the Final Determinations Ofwat reaches in Price Reviews.
With the UK government demanding a 50% reduction in storm overflow spills by 2029, the era of reactive management is over. Speaking in the House of Commons on 21 July 2025, then environment secretary Steve Reed said, “This Government will cut water companies’ sewage pollution in half by the end of the decade.”
ERG, the leading supplier of odour control systems and industrial gas cleaning & thermal systems, has been awarded the coveted King’s Award for Enterprise.
Welsh Water’s new artificial intelligence-driven tool, ORAI, has been shortlisted for three categories at the prestigious British Data Awards 2026 – underscoring the company’s commitment to using cutting-edge technology to deliver better outcome for customers.
Barhale has completed work on two separate Rapid Action Taskforce Spills projects it is carrying out for Severn Trent.