Ofwat announces partner for £200m water innovation competitions
Ofwat has announced Nesta, supported by Arup and Isle Utilities, as its partner for its £200 million water innovation competitions – with the first competition opening in January 2021.
National Audit Office warns of repeated problems with delivery of major Government programmes
A new report from the National Audit Office has highlighted repeated problems with the delivery of major Government programmes in four key areas: scope, planning, managing interdependencies and oversight.
Food processing plant pays £50k for effluent leak in stream
A Lincolnshire food company has paid £50,000 towards environmental improvements after untreated waste water from its processing plant polluted a nearby stream.
Ofwat - “wrong for companies to use competition law as reason not to collaborate to benefit of customers”
Ofwat has told the water companies that competition concerns should not be a barrier to greater collaboration between companies on charging for new connections, saying “it is wrong for companies to use competition law as a reason not to collaborate to the benefit of customers.”
Ofwat makes four new Board appointments
Ofwat has appointed four new non-executive Directors to its Board, following a joint process by Defra, the Welsh Government and Ofwat.
Illegal water abstraction costs Cambridgeshire farming firm over £7000 in Court
Dennis (Haddenham) Ltd, based at Willow Farm Hall, Hillrow Causeway, Haddenham, Ely, has been ordered to pay £7,861 by Cambridge Magistrates’ Court after they were caught taking water illegally 5 times in less than a month.
Prime Minister outlines Ten Point Plan for Green Industrial Revolution
The Prime Minister has today set out an ambitious ten point plan for a green industrial revolution covering clean energy, transport, nature and innovative technologies.
Covid19 - Ofwat and CCW issue joint statement on impact of second lockdown on business retail market
Ofwat and CCW have issued a joint statement on Covid-19 and the impact of the second national lockdown on the business retail market.
Government environment goals - NAO warns over lack of coherent plans, timetables, costings and funding
The National Audit Office has raised wide-ranging concerns warning that without clear plans and goals, the Government risks failing to achieve its 25 year environmental targets set out in its 25 year plan.
Ofwat PR19 appeals – Ofgem calls on CMA to make clear its findings “focus only on the water industry”
Ofgem, the Office of Gas and Electricity Markets regulator, has urged the Competition and Markets Authority to make it clear that its findings in the price determination concern the CMA’s particular statutory role in relation to water and focus only on the water industry.
Covid-19 and impact on retail market - Ofwat and MOSL set out response to second national lockdown in England
Ofwat and MOSL have issued a joint statement setting out their planned approach in response to Covid-19 and the impact of the second national lockdown in England on the business retail market.
Environment Bill resumes passage through Parliament
The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs has announced that the Environment Bill has now resumed its passage through Parliament after a pause due to the coronavirus outbreak.
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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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