Ofwat looks for new CEO – on secondment basis if necessary
Water industry regulator Ofwat has launched its search for a new Chief Executive to replace the outgoing Regina Finn – and is prepared to consider an appointment on secondment if necessary.
£27K+ fine and costs for Thames Water over sewage pollution
Thames Water was ordered to pay £27,779.15 by Staines Magistrates Court on Friday last week for causing the pollution of the Engine River near to Walton Lane, Weybridge between 4 and 15 November 2011.
Defra consults on private pipes transfer to water companies
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has launched a new consultation on proposals to transfer ownership private water supply pipes to the water supply companies.
Consultation launched for EU action on environment and climate change
Businesses and organisations are being asked for their views on European Union policies to find out whether being a part of the EU helps or hinders their work on the environment and climate change.
Ofwat slowest Government Agency to respond to enquiries by MPs and peers
According to figures published by the Cabinet Office last week, water industry regulator Ofwat was the slowest of all non-departmental agencies to respond to enquiries – last year it only managed to reply to 39% within its target of 10 working days.
FT – new Tory plans to shake up utilities
A report in yesterday’s Financial Times says that the Conservatives are in the process of developing policies to increase competition among utilities – including the water sector.
Ofwat highlights risk-based approach in business plan proposals
Water industry regulator Ofwat has published proposals outlining how it expects companies to submit their business plans for the regulatory period 2015-2020, as it reveals its risk-based approach to reviewing companies’ strategies.
Defra flags up key gaps in water sector knowledge base
The Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has flagged up crucial gaps in the existing evidence base used to support Government decision-making in key areas of water sector policy, including flood and coastal erosion risk management, drinking water quality and water availability.
Environment Agency launches consultation on funding for unsustainable abstraction
The Environment Agency has launched a consultation on a proposal to use Environmental Improvement Unit Charge funds to implement hydromorphological measures - the outcome could have potentially significant implications for the amount of compensation currently paid to water companies when abstraction licences are withdrawn.
Budget 2013: opportunity for water treatment firms but nothing on flood defence spending
Chancellor George Osborne has set out plans in the Budget for a “generous” tax regime for the emerging shale gas industry in the UK, which will undoubtedly bring opportunities for companies involved in water treatment.
Ofwat says water sector must put customers and shareholders on an equal footing
Water companies should treat the interests of customers as at least as important as those of shareholders, according to Jonson Cox, the recently appointed Chairman of the water industry regulator Ofwat.
Labour calls for Government to go back to drawing board on water
In an opinion piece for Waterbriefing, Gavin Shuker MP, Shadow Water Minister is calling on the Government to go back to the drawing board and think again on its proposals for the water sector to avoid repeating the worst mistakes of water privatisation, describing its plans for upstream competition as half-baked.
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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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