Water companies warn tighter EU drinking water rules could hit customer bills
Water UK has told the EU that tighter drinking water rules are not needed in the UK and warned that any proposed changes could lead to an unnecessary increase in customer bills.
Ofwat: new plans for financial and performance reporting by water companies
Ofwat has launched a new consultation over its proposals for future regulatory reporting requirements for the regulated water companies.
Ofwat publishes new guidance on customer connections and competition
Water industry regulator Ofwat has published new guidance on its general expectations for how monopoly water and sewerage and water only companies in England and Wales should provide and charge for new connections.
UK Government acts to remove barriers to fracking
The UK Government has said it will legislate to remove barriers to extract onshore oil and gas and deep geothermal exploration and speed up use of the hydraulic fracturing process.
Environment Agency consults on charging proposals for 2015
The Environment Agency has launched a new consultation setting out its charging proposals for its Environmental Permitting, Abstraction and EU Emissions Trading Schemes in 2015 – and the majority of water abstraction charges will remain unchanged.
Ofwat accepts Severn Trent proposal to limit scope of Draft Determination response to key critical issues
Water industry regulator Ofwat has accepted a proposal by Severn Trent Water to limit the scope of the firm’s response to the Draft Determination to a small number of critical issues.
Water firms flag up erroneous Ofwat AMP6 input data
Water industry regulator Ofwat has had to issue an Information Notice to correct erroneous AMP6 data it used to calculate wholesale charges after the water companies flagged up the error.
Ofwat confirms plan to increase water companies' licence fees to fund 2014 Price Review
Water industry regulator Ofwat has confirmed it has modified the licence condition for the water only and water and sewerage companies enabling it to increase the funding that it can recover from companies to carry out price reviews.
Water companies respond to EU push for standards on pharmaceutical residues in water
Water UK, the body which represents UK water companies at national and international level, has reaffirmed its view that it is currently not practical to set any formal statutory standards for pharmaceutical residues in water.
Welsh Govt to quantify impacts of realigning water boundary to national border
The Welsh Government is commissioning a study on the practical impacts of realigning the boundary for the water industry in Wales – from water company areas, on a wholly or mainly basis, to the national political border.
Open Water: water companies to be sole providers of central register for retail market
The Board of Open Water Market Ltd has said that the water companies’ own information about their business customers and the services they receive will be used to develop the central register for the upcoming retail competitive market in 2017.
Environment Agency publishes annual report on reservoir incidents
The Environment Agency has published its annual report on reservoir incidents during 2013.
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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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