The European Commission is calling for action by a number of Member States on water and wastewater issues in its latest infringement decisions for failures to comply with obligations under EU law.
The new Rivers Authorities and Land Drainage Bill which will enable the creation of regional Rivers Authorities with local tax-raising powers was debated at Committee stage in the House of Commons this week.
Ofwat is seeking comments on its decision to accept a proposal by water retailer Clear Business Water Ltd (CBW) to enable micro-business customers to orally conclude contracts.
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published a new paper setting out the key findings from its programme of work on vulnerable consumers.
Ofwat Chairman Jonson Cox is warning UK water companies to get ready for a period of “peak intrusion.”
The National Infrastructure Commission has today launched an inquiry into what future changes may be needed to ensure regulation of the energy, telecoms and water sectors supports investment and innovation while at the same time keeping costs down for consumers.
The House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee has launched an inquiry into the impact of toxic chemicals in everyday life on human health and the environment.
A recent Parliamentary debate in the House of Commons on the future of the UK water sector saw calls for the water companies in England to be based on the Scottish Water public sector model or the Welsh Water ownership model with “democratic public ownership” via new consumer and employee trusts.
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published an update paper outlining serious competition concerns and proposing changes to legislation to improve the audit sector for the benefit of savers and investors alike.
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched a detailed study of the audit sector to examine concerns that it is not working well for the economy or investors.
In an Expert Focus article for Waterbriefing, Colm Gibson, managing director of Berkeley Research Group's London-based economic regulation practice, explores some key issues around the continuing renationalisation debate and Ofwat’s 2019 Price Review.
In an Expert Focus article for Waterbriefing, Richard Whale, water market director for Atkins (a member of the SNC-Lavalin Group), provides a viewpoint of Ofwat’s interim responses to the PR19 submissions.
South West Water has hosted the first municipal trial of the Fournier Rotary Press in the UK, assessing its potential to improve sludge dewatering performance and support future biosolids standards.
Uniwater has acquired Hy-Ram Engineering, a specialist in tooling, products and hire for the water sector, based in Mansfield, England.
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.
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.