In an Expert Focus article for Waterbriefing, Alex Stephenson, Director of Hydro International’s UK Stormwater Division and Chair of the British Water Sustainable Water Management (SuWM) Focus Group looks at the wider implications for the uptake of Sustainable Drainage Systems as the Water Bill makes its way through Parliament.

In an Expert Focus article for WaterBriefing, Chris Phillips, Marketing Director at UK-headquartered i2O Water, calls for radical restructuring and de-regulation of the UK water sector to drive innovation.

Anthony Legg, Director Economic and Financial Consulting at FTI Consulting, sets out an expert overview of the range of reforms in the Government’s new Water Bill for Waterbriefing.

Ofwat has today announced that new rules on executive bonuses and on dividends are beginning to bite in their first full year of operation, in 2023-24 financial year - the regulator says that 73% of exec bonus payments will not be paid for by water customers in a new report Protecting customer interests on performance-related executive pay: 2023-24 assessment.

With the publication of the Water Bill last week, stakeholders are beginning to explore the wider ramifications of the measures announced by the Government with the stated aim of delivering a “sustainable and resilient” UK water sector.

The Government has today published the long-awaited Water Bill which sets out water industry reform and clauses on flood insurance.

Jonson Cox, the chairman of industry regulator Ofwat, has described the water companies’ high profits and tax-reducing corporate structures as “morally questionable”.