RAPID gives go-ahead for Hampshire Water Transfer & Water Recycling SRO to progress to Gate 4
Paul Hickey, Senior Director at the Regulators Alliance for Progressing Infrastructure Development (RAPID), has written to the CEOs of Southern Water and Portsmouth Water setting out RAPID’s draft decision for the Hampshire Water Transfer and Water Recycling Project (HWTWRP) to progress to gate 4 of the RAPID programme.
Business retail market - Ofwat revokes water and sewerage licences for Olympos Water Ltd
Ofwat has today announced that it is revoking the Water Supply and Sewerage Licences (WSSL) of Olympos Water Ltd - the revocation will come into effect on Friday 13 December 2024.
Sewage pollution prosecution costs Wessex Water over half a million pounds in court
Wessex Water has been found negligent after sewage leaks killed thousands of fish - with the company failing to report incidents to the Environment Agency as early as it should have.
Defra and Welsh Government launch new consultation on plans to reform bathing water regulations
The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) and the Welsh Government have today launched a new consultation on proposals to reform the Bathing Water Regulations 2013.
RAPID agrees extension date for Thames Water Gate 3 submission for Teddington Direct Abstraction scheme
The Regulators’ Alliance for Progressing Infrastructure Development( RAPID) has agreed to a request from Thames Water to push back its Gate three submission for the London Water Recycling project - Teddington Direct River Abstraction scheme to December 2024.
Environment Agency - water company inspections surge in South West
The Environment Agency is surging water company inspections in the South West – EA inspection teams are continuing to grow, focused on checks, enforcement, and regulation.
Ofwat launches new standards to improve services for customers who need extra help
Ofwat is consulting on new standards expected of water companies for how they should operate, grow and maintain their priority services registers (PSR) of customers that need extra help. The regulator estimates that as many as 52% of households in England and Wales are likely to be eligible for PSR services.
PR24 - Water UK warns Ofwat over potential mass appeals to Competition and Markets Authority in 2025
Water UK, the water sector’s trade body, is warning Ofwat over the risk of potential mass appeals by the water companies to the Competition and Markets Authority in 2025 unless significant changes are made to the 2024 Price Review process.
Forever chemicals - new Bill calling for stronger legal limits on PFAS in drinking water introduced to Parliament
A new Private Members Bill calling for legally binding limits on PFAS in drinking water and stronger restrictions overall has been introduced to Parliament by Liberal Democrat MP Munira Wilson.
Consumer watchdog warns 2 in 5 households will find it difficult to afford water bill increases
The Consumer Council for Water (CCW) is warning that two in five households across England and Wales say they will find it difficult to afford the increases to water bills being proposed by the regulator Ofwat.
EA prosecutes company for failing to complete reservoir safety works
The Environment Agency has prosecuted a Midlands company which failed to safely maintain Ward’s Reservoir in Lancashire, putting residents in nearby Belmont at risk.
Retail water market - Futamura Chemical UK applies for retail sewerage services licence
Futamura Chemical UK Ltd has applied for a retail Sewerage Services Licence (SSL) with a retail authorisation limited to self-supply.
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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. -
Webinar to explore moving indirect potable water reuse to full implementation
UK water companies are invited to join an upcoming webinar which will explore how the sector can take indirect potable reuse (IPR) from concept to full-scale operational reality. -
Kohtari CEO says joined-up water intelligence needed to predict, not just react - not more data
James Sumsion, CEO of predictive water intelligence specialists Kohtari, says the water sector needs to take a giant leap forward, so that it can anticipate and act upon water quality issues - rather than merely react. -
IED compliance – using automated sliding floodgates to support secondary containment at water and sewerage company sites
Ray Moulds, Sales Director at Flood Control International, takes a look at how automated sliding floodgates are supporting secondary containment at water and sewerage company sites.
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Scottish Water completes £235m investment in two-way connection between drinking water networks
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