EA expects water companies’ serious pollution incidents to “trend towards zero” by 2020
The Environment Agency is looking for water companies’ serious pollution incidents to “trend towards zero” by 2020, according to its annual Environmental Performance Assessment for all nine of England’s water and sewerage companies.
Ofwat: new Bid Assessment Framework to ensure in-house solutions not favoured over 3rd party proposals
Ofwat's latest climate adaptation update report includes a commitment to introduce a new Bid Assessment Framework for the water companies to ensure that in-house solutions are not favoured at the expense of third party proposals.
Ofwat: competition will create new opportunities for investors to enter water sector
Both the water sector and the regulator are facing "a challenging few years" with the opening of the retail market for business customers by April 2017, the 2019 price review, introducing new markets for sludge and water resources and potentially preparing for legislation and the introduction of a residential retail market in England, according to Ofwat's annual report and accounts for 2015/16.
Ofwat: household customers would expect bills to fall 25% if competition comes in
Ofwat has today published its preliminary assessment of the costs and benefits of extending retail competition to household water customers – the research says customers would look to save an average of 25% for them to switch, a level of saving which the regulator said “is unlikely to be available.”
United Utilities and contractors fined almost £1m for polluting brook
United Utilities Water Limited (UU) has been fined £600,000 and its contractor, KMI+ £333,000 at Bolton Crown Court on Friday 24 June 2016 after pleading guilty to polluting a brook with corrosive bleach.
Drinking Water Inspectorate report says nearly 1/3 of failures are caused in homes
The Drinking Water Inspectorate’s annual report for 2016 published today says the UK’s water supplies are among the healthiest in the world – with 99.96 per cent passing stringent standards.
Natural Capital Protocol to provide route map for water sector to future regulation
Today’s launch of the first global Natural Capital Protocol provides a timely route map for the water sector to future natural capital regulation, which should help companies scale up their plans, according to Robert Spencer, Director of Sustainability at AECOM.
Retail market: incumbents will be unable to re-enter market after exit
Water and Floods Minister Rory Stewart has told Parliament that once an incumbent leaves the market and the new entrant enters, the incumbent company would not then be able to come back into that market or an individual non-household customer move back and forth between their previous provider and the new one.
Ofwat warns Brexit could pose “very significant challenge” for water sector on customer legitimacy
Ofwat has warned that a post-Brexit scenario which foresees higher inflation, lower interest rates and lower growth, at the same time as their customers become poorer and find it harder to pay their bills, could pose a very significant challenge for the water sector in terms of customer legitimacy.
Farm fined for polluting same stream twice
In a case brought by the Environment Agency, a Dorset farm company has been ordered to pay almost £12,000 in fines and costs for polluting the same stream twice – first with slurry and then silage. The spills occurred within five months of each other.
Biogas companies ordered to pay for water pollution
Site operator, Greener For Life Energy Ltd, and site owner and permit holder Nomansland Biogas Ltd, both pleaded guilty at Exeter Magistrates’ Court last week to negligently polluting the watercourse last year and contravening the requirements of an environmental permit.
Ofwat sets out conclusions on self-supply licences
The water industry regulator has published a document setting out its conclusions on self-supply licences, in particular the exclusions and modifications that Ofwat said it is "minded to make to the standard conditions of the Water Supply and Sewerage Licenses (WSSL) for self-supply licensees."
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Enpure Ltd and Clean TeQ Water Ltd in new collaboration for Moving Bed Ion Exchange-based nutrient removal
Enpure Ltd and Clean TeQ Water Ltd have announced a collaboration agreement to bring Clean TeQ Water's Moving Bed Ion Exchange-based nutrient removal technologies to water utilities across the UK. -
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.
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Southern Water showcases last footage inside Yew Hill Reservoir before filling
Southern Water has released film and images showing what it’s like to walk inside Hampshire’s expanded Yew Hill underground reservoir for the very last time, before it gets filled with water. -
Scottish Water completes £235m investment in two-way connection between drinking water networks
Hear how Scottish Water has completed its £235 million Ayrshire Glasgow Resilience Project - customers across Greater Glasgow, Ayrshire and East Renfrewshire will now benefit from a more secure and resilient water supply. -
United Utilities accelerates investment to reduce spills from storm overflows across Northwest
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