House of Lords Ofwat inquiry to quiz Environment Agency on regulators’ performance and water companies’ poor environmental performance
The House of Lords Industry and Regulators Committee will continue its inquiry on the work of Ofwat, the UK’s water regulator, by taking evidence from Environment Agency CEO Sir James Bevan and the Agency’s Chair, Alan Lovell, from 10.30am on Tuesday 11 October.
Ofwat warns over water sector concerns and headlines – “pressure is only going to intensify over coming months”
Aileen Armstrong, Senior Director, Company Performance and Price Controls at Ofwat, is warning that current concerns and headlines in the media about the UK water sector are not going to go away without real change and that the pressure is only going to intensify over the coming months.
Water companies could face new penalties of up to £250 million for pollution
Environment Secretary Ranil Jayawardena MP has announced that he will bring forward proposals to raise the civil penalty for water companies who pollute the environment by 1,000-fold - from £250,000 to up to £250 million.
Ofwat tells 11 water companies to cut bills by almost £150m because of missed targets
Water sector regulator Ofwat has today announced that most water companies will be hit by financial penalties because of missed targets - overall, almost £150 million in total will be taken off customers' bills in the next financial year at 11 companies.
Critical national infrastructure – UK Competition Authority to investigate acquisition by Macquarie consortium of 60% controlling stake in National Grid
The Competition and Markets Authority has just announced that it is investigating the anticipated acquisition by the overseas investors consortium of Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets (Europe) Ltd and British Columbia Investment Management Corporation of a 60% shareholding in the gas transmission and gas metering business of National Grid Gas plc.
Ofwat launches consultation on trials to help with cost of living and using water wisely
Ofwat has launched a new consultation on proposals for water companies to trial creative and targeted ways in calculating customers’ charges to help make sure those who need support can get it.
Latest Ofwat rankings shows fall in water and wastewater service levels for household customers
The latest leaderboard rankings published today by Ofwat for customer satisfaction and experience for water and wastewater companies for 2021-22 has shown a fall in service levels for household customers.
Business water market - MOSL flags up gaps in Ofwat’s draft methodology for PR24
Business retail water sector operator MOSL has flagged up gaps in Ofwat’s draft methodology for the the upcoming Price Review in 2024 – MOSL described the current regulatory framework as “weighted heavily towards households.”
Competition and Markets Authority unwinds Veolia / Suez merger in the UK
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has required Veolia to sell 3 businesses after an in-depth merger investigation concluded the merger with Suez gives rise to competition concerns in a number of markets, including 2 water treatment markets.
Price Review 2024 - Ofwat expects water companies to deliver all projects worth £200m-plus via Direct Procurement for Customers
Ofwat has published new guidance setting out its expectation for water companies in England and Wales to deliver all projects worth £200 million-plus via Direct Procurement for Customers (DPC) in their business plans for the 2024 Price Review.
Defra consults on proposals for new water efficiency labelling to protect water supplies and cut energy bills
The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs has launched a 12-week consultation on proposals for new water efficiency labelling to protect water supplies and cut energy bills.
Ofwat sets out next steps to regulate water companies' environmental incentives to support water efficient new homes
Following on from its conclusions on developer charges and incentives in October 2021, Ofwat has now published a review of the environmental incentives water companies offer to developers to support more water efficient new homes.
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South West Water explores new approach to sludge dewatering in UK-first municipal trial
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 strengthens its UK presence with acquisition of Hy‑Ram Engineering
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 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.
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