European Commission takes Denmark to Court over water management problems
The European Commission is taking Denmark to Court for a failure to present plans for managing its river basins.
European Court says UK in breach of EU law on access to environmental justice
The Coalition for Access to Justice for the Environment (CAJE) has welcomed the judgment of the European Court on the UK’s non-compliance with EU law on costs in environmental legal proceedings, after a ten year battle by legal campaigners.
PWc paper sets out retail net margins for water companies in PR14
PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Ofwat’s delivery partner for the current PR14 Price Review, has published a paper setting out its views on appropriate PR14 household and non-household retail net margins.
Current UK water regulation lacks the pressure to force real change
In an Expert Focus article for Waterbriefing, Paul Clark, CEO of Charter UK, a leading provider of enterprise complaint and feedback management software, discusses the limitations of Ofwat’s Service Incentive Mechanism, why businesses should not wait for enforced regulations to provide a catalyst for change and how the water companies should be using customer engagement and feedback to drive continuous improvements in their businesses.
Ofwat spends £324,000 on consultancy fees in January 2014
Water industry regulator Ofwat has spent a total of £324,621.20 on external consultancy fees with PriceWaterhouseCoopers during in the first month of 2014.
Ofwat bulk price dispute could have important implications for retail competition
Ofwat has opened a consultation on a draft determination of a bulk pricing dispute which could have important implications for the opening of the non-household sector to retail competition in 2017.
Abbatoir fined £26K+ for pollution of local burn
A Stirling abattoir operator has been fined a total of £26,250 for allowing effluent to pollute a local burn.
Ofwat says no deductions for Thames Water
Water industry regulator Ofwat has announced that it will not pursue a re-opening of Thames Water’s price limits for 2014-15 using the ‘substantial favourable effect’ mechanism – which could have resulted in deductions in the company's prices for customers.
Welsh Assembly consults on new bathing sites designation
The Welsh Assembly has launched a new consultation on proposals to designate 2 further sites in Wales as bathing waters under the Bathing Water Directive.
Ofwat warns supply pipe transfer plans would increase customer bills
Water industry regulator Ofwat has warned that current Government proposals on the future management and transfer of private water supply pipes could result in an increase in customer water bills.
Ofwat group flags up value of standardising wholesale tariffs for effective retail market
Ofwat’s charging working group, set up in January 2014 as part of the regulator’s work on the 2014 price review and in response to the Water Bill, met for the first time last week.
Food manufacturer to pay £40K+ for illegal sewer discharges prosecution
Tenbury Wells based food manufacturer Kerry Ingredients (UK) Limited has been fined £12,000 for making illegal discharges into Severn Trent Water’s sewer network. The company has also been ordered to pay costs of over £30,000.
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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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