Ofwat acts to protect customers by restricting pay-outs to shareholders if a water company is in financial distress
Water sector regulator Ofwat has today announced that it has modified the licences of 16 of the 17 water companies in England and Wales, who have accepted new ring-fencing provisions.
Ofwat – water companies must confirm sufficient resources to carry out regulated activities
Ofwat has published detailed requirements of what it expects water company Boards to provide on annual basis to confirm they have sufficient financial and non-financial resources to carry out their regulated activities.
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Sulzer launches global Water Treatment Center of Excellence for integrated water solutions
Sulzer has launched a new global Center of Excellence (CoE) for Water Treatment Solutions - the CoE consolidates Sulzer’s wastewater treatment expertise in a unified and global manner. -
Pumps prove to be smooth operators for Anglian Water
“SAS (Surplus Activated Sludge) is a bit weird and can do odd things,” says Stuart Chatten, Lead Bioresources Technician at Whitlingham Water Recycling Centre (WRC), one of Anglian Water’s principal centres for processing sewage, serving a population of 400,000. -
Owen Mace takes over as Director of BPF Plastic Pipes Group
Owen Mace has taken over as Director of the British Plastics Federation (BPF) Plastic Pipes Group on the retirement of Caroline Ayres. He was previously Standards and Technical Manager for the group. -
Ledbury engineering firm strengthens senior team as demand for water process systems grows
PureTec Separations, the Ledbury-based water treatment engineering firm, has appointed Dan Norman as its new Sales Manager – Water Process Systems, supporting the company’s continued growth in the UK and international markets.
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