Regulation and Legislation
Wessex Water has published a new report setting out a new strategy developed in collaboration with Frontier Economics which it says will revolutionise regulation of the water industry.
Thames Water Utilities Ltd has been fined £4 million and ordered to pay the prosecution costs of £90,713 for discharging an estimated half a million litres of raw sewage into the Seacourt and Hinksey streams in Oxford on 24 and 25 July 2016.
Direct Procurement for Customers - Water Industry Forum outlines key factors for successful projects
Factors critical to the success of ‘Direct Procurement for Customers’ (DPC) projects have been published by the Water Industry Forum following a multi-stakeholder roundtable held by the Forum in September 2021.
NGOs and MPs have welcomed the launch of the Environment Agency’s and Ofwat’s investigation into sewage treatment works – but criticised the regulators’ action as “long overdue” and for their failure to apologise for the long delay in taking action.
The Environment Agency (EA) and Ofwat have launched a major investigation into sewage treatment works, after new checks led to water companies admitting that they could be releasing unpermitted sewage discharges into rivers and watercourses.
- Ofwat and Environment Agency launch major investigation into sewage treatment works – water companies could face legal action
- Final in-period ODI determinations for 2020-21 - Ofwat confirms £67m to be repaid to customers
- Government says new Environment Act will "crack down" on water companies that discharge sewage
- Rivers Trust criticises Government sewage pollution amendment Environment Bill - "weaker and doesn’t go far enough"
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Thames Water starts work on £20 million pipe upgrade in Islington February 13, 2024
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