Regulation and Legislation
A Milton Keynes farmer who repeatedly polluted a stream in a Northamptonshire Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) has been ordered to pay £8,760 by Northampton Magistrates’ Court.
Market operator MOSL has taken the next step in driving improved performance in the retail water market with the introduction of Interim Performance Rectification Plans against Operational Performance Standards (OPS) for the first time.
Defra, Ofwat, the DWI and the Environment Agency are calling for greater collaboration between the the water companies, together with working with other sectors, to build resilient water supplies.
Water companies have seen their proposals for new sector guidance on sewerage asset adoption given the go-ahead from the water industry regulator.
Ofwat’s annual service delivery report for 2018-19 has found that there is a real gap between the best and worst performers in the sector, but that the industry as a whole has not kept up the progress made in earlier years and performance has stagnated.
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- Environment Agency launches new consultation on future of rivers
- Ofwat seeks to incentivise Thames Water to increase value for customers via sale of Tideway Tunnel project land
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