Thames Water - Ofwat gives go-ahead for £22.6m funding for London Water Recycling scheme to progress to gate 4 of RAPID process
Ofwat has informed Thames Water of its draft decision to allow £22.6 million funding for the London Water Recycling scheme (with the Teddington DRA as the preferred suboption), and to proceed to gate four of the RAPID process.
RAPID reports on lessons learnt from gate 2 stage for strategic regional water resource solutions
The Regulators’ Alliance for Progressing Infrastructure Development (RAPID) has published a Lessons Learnt paper setting out its reflections from the gate two stage for strategic regional water resource solutions.
Ofwat-led Regulators’ Alliance acknowledges “we are not working hard enough to act on stakeholder feedback”
The Ofwat-led Regulators’ Alliance for Progressing Infrastructure Development (RAPID) has acknowledged that there are areas where it needs to improve its performance, following feedback from stakeholders in its annual stakeholder survey for 2021- 2022.
Ofwat tells water companies - improve your long-term water resource management plans
Ofwat has said that water companies must improve their draft plans to secure reliable water services in the coming decades – the regulator said its assessment of the plans shows they have more work to do to develop their proposals to meet future challenges.
Ofwat publishes new guidance for development of strategic regional water resource solutions
Ofwat has published new guidance setting out the process for the next stage of the process for water companies to investigate and develop strategic water resource solutions that benefit customers, protect and enhance the environment and benefit wider society.
Ofwat gives go-ahead for four strategic regional water resource solutions to continue development
Ofwat has today confirmed it will continue to provide ring-fenced funding for further investigations into four strategic regional water resource solutions in England. The proposed solutions could provide long-term, resilient water supplies to drier parts of the country.
RAPID work programme 2022-23 to consider whether current cyclical approach to regulation remains appropriate for delivery of long-term outcomes
Ofwat has published the forward work programme setting out the 2022-23 delivery priorities for the Regulators’ Alliance for Progressing Infrastructure Development (RAPID) - the partnership made up of Ofwat, the Environment Agency and the Drinking Water Inspectorate.
Latest RAPID guidance flags up need for water companies to assess whole life carbon cost solutions
The Regulators' Alliance for Progressing Infrastructure Development (RAPID) has flagged up the need for Gate two submissions under the RAPID programme to include assessments of the whole life carbon cost of solutions.
Ofwat agrees 15 strategic regional water resource solutions costed at up to £14.74bn to proceed to gate 2 in RAPID process
Ofwat has published a summary document setting out the key themes which have emerged from the Regulators’ Alliance for Progressing Infrastructure Development (RAPID) assessment of submissions for strategic regional water resource solutions at standard gate one.
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