Regulation and Legislation
Ofwat has written to the water companies warning them not overstate their anticipated energy costs in their business plans for the upcoming 2024 Price Review for the AMP8 2025-30 investment period.
United Utilities has been fined £800,000 after illegally abstracting 22 billion litres of water from boreholes in Lancashire following a prosecution by the Environment Agency.
Ofwat has awarded two more contracts without going out to tender to external consultants to provide additional capacity to support the delivery of the 2024 Price Review - due to “extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority.”
The Environment Agency has launched an eight-week consultation on changes to variable monetary penalties which will scrap the £250,000 cap on civil penalties and significantly broaden their scope to target a wider range of environmental offences.
A legal claim has been issued against Severn Trent Water, one of six UK water companies who are facing legal collective actions for allegedly abusing their dominant market position by underreporting the number of times they cause pollution incidents and overcharging customers as a result.
- Government considers extending economic Growth Duty to Ofwat and warns “without investors, growth cannot happen”
- Ofwat-led Regulators’ Alliance acknowledges “we are not working hard enough to act on stakeholder feedback”
- Commons Environmental Audit Committee opens new inquiry into role of natural capital in the green economy
- Ofwat consults on proposal for new £100 million water efficiency fund
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