The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), environmental regulator of Irish Water, is warning that serious deficiencies in the treatment of wastewater in Ireland are causing unacceptable risks to environment and public health.

Water industry regulator Ofwat is warning that the current scrutiny of the water sector is a “wake up call” for the water companies. 

The European Commission is progressing with plans on proposed water reuse legislation – the EC has finalised the impact assessment of the proposal for an EU instrument on water reuse.

Ofwat’s chair, Jonson Cox, has signalled that water customers could be at the start of “the decade of falling bills” as he suggested prices could fall in real terms until 2025 at least. 

Ofwat has taken the next steps to open the new bioresources market that uses treated sewage to generate energy.

The market for new appointments and variations (NAVs) may have some way to go in order to reach its potential according to a new study published by Ofwat.

For the first time, Ofwat has announced that it will report on how each water company serves, supports and protects customers in vulnerable circumstances and show clearly the companies that are leading the field and those that are letting their customers down.