Competition & Markets Authority Chief Executive confirms plan to step down in July 2022
Competition and Markets Authority Chief Executive Andrea Coscelli has confirmed he will step down from the role at the end of his current term in July 2022.
Water retail market - Ofwat consults on price and non-price protections for business customers
Water sector regulator Ofwat has launched a new consultation on price and non-price protections for business customers in the water retail market.
Competition and Markets Authority refers Pennon Group acquisition of Bristol Water for phase 2 investigation
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has this morning announced its decision to refer Pennon Group’s acquisition of Bristol Water for a phase 2 investigation.
Ofwat analysis shows business retail market still failing to deliver
Ofwat’s State of the market 2020-21: Review of the fourth year of the business retail water market concludes that while business customers who are active and engage in the water retail market continue to benefit from competition and choice, the market is working less well for smaller business customers.
Ofwat consults on new approach to funding bioresources activities at 2024 Price Review
Ofwat has launched a new consultation on its proposed approach to how bioresources activities could be funded at the upcoming Price Review in 2024 (PR24).
CMA finds Veolia / Suez merger raises competition concerns in UK water and wastewater management services
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has found that the merger of Veolia and Suez could lead to a loss of competition in the supply of water and wastewater management services in the UK.
Somerset supplier to national supermarkets fined £29k for polluting watercourse plus £8k in costs
Somerset farm business Alvis Brothers Ltd, of Lye Cross Farm, Redhill, has been ordered to pay £37,184 for polluting a tributary of the Congresbury Yeo.
Ofwat Chief tells public - we will hold water and wastewater companies to account if they have done wrong
Ofwat Interim Chief Executive, David Black has written an open letter to water customers telling them that If the regulator finds that water and wastewater companies have done wrong, Ofwat will hold them to account.
Strategic water resource solutions - RAPID consults on proposals for regulatory and commercial framework
The Regulators’ Alliance for Progressing Infrastructure Development (RAPID) has launched a new consultation on its proposals to establish common regulatory and commercial frameworks needed for the development of strategically important water resource supply solutions.
Ofwat consults on options to protect customers from water company financing risk
Ofwat has today published a discussion paper setting out options to strengthen water companies' financial resilience.
Excess Covid-19 bad debt costs - Ofwat proposes small temporary increase to business retail price caps
Ofwat is today proposing a small and temporary increase to the price caps in the business retail market - the temporary increase is intended to allow retailers to share some of the unexpected costs associated with bad debt that have arisen following the Covid-19 pandemic.
Thames Water to pay £11m-plus to 13.8k business customers and water retailers after data errors
Ofwat has finalised its decision which will see Thames Water pay over £11 million to 13,800 business customers and water retailers for errors in its data which led to customers being billed the wrong amount.
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BactoSense ID cuts wastewater and bathing water bacteria testing from days to minutes
Near-real-time microbial monitoring of wastewater discharge and bathing waters is now possible thanks to the BactoSense ID solution created by Swiss-based bNovate Technologies. -
ABB launches digital platform for optimizing operation of water networks
ABB has launched AquaMaster+™, a digital platform for smart water network management, designed to help water utilities monitor, analyze and manage their water networks, preventing pipeline water losses and optimizing operations. -
Safe access solutions a key requirement for water sector and other Critical Infrastructure Providers
Craig Nienaber, Business Development Manager for Safe Access Solutions (SAS) at HUBER Technology, explores why the company is seeing a growing level of interest in its safe access solutions for critical infrastructure providers, including their application in wastewater treatment assets. -
Albion Water appoints new Director of Business Development
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.
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