Ofwat has today published its rating of the quality of information and assurance water companies provide customers about their performance – the regulator has expressed concerns over how Yorkshire Water and Southern Water assure their data.

Ofwat has launched a new consultation seeking views on how to encourage water companies to deliver more of the outcomes customers want.

Ofwat has published new rules for the 2017-18 wholesale charges set by water and wastewater wholesalers ahead of retail market opening in April 2017 when 1.2 million business customers in England will be able to choose their supplier of water and wastewater retail services.

The Irish Environmental Protection Agency is warning that a “substantial and sustained increase” in investment is required for wastewater treatment if pollution and health risks are to be avoided.

The European Commission is taking Spain back to the Court of Justice of the EU for its failure to comply with a judgement of 2011 on urban waste water treatment – Spain faces a €46 million-plus fine and the prospect of a further daily fine of more than €171,000.

Water industry regulator Ofwat has issued an invitation to tender for consultants to assist it in investigating how the market for New Appointments and Variations (NAVs) is working.

Ofwat has launched a new consultsation on the Market Arrangements Code which forms part of the legal and regulatory framework being put in place to facilitate the new business retail market in England which opens in April 2017.