NGOs say PR19 investment plans must be “water neutral”
The Blueprint for Water coalition is calling for water companies’ 2019 Price Review investment plans to deliver a ‘water neutral’ PR19 and for the firms to ensure that no overall increase in the amount of water is abstracted from rivers and groundwater - despite increases in population and climate change.
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Ofwat publishes abstraction incentive mechanism guidance
Ofwat has published new guidelines setting out how water companies should operate the abstraction incentive mechanism (AIM) which is due to start in reputational form from 1 April 2016.
CCC head warns government on urgency of water abstraction reform
The Committee on Climate Change (CCC), the independent body established under the Climate Change Act to advise the UK government on reducing greenhouse gas emissions, is warning the government of the urgency for water abstraction reform.
Water companies reject NGOs criticism on “unambitious”abstraction proposals
Water companies have rejected criticism made by three environmental NGOs during the recent consultation which ended on 14th January by industry regulator Ofwat on the proposed Abstraction Incentive Mechanism.
Ofwat consults on abstraction incentive mechanism
Water industry regulator Ofwat has launched a new consultation on the abstraction incentive mechanism (AIM).
Abstraction: Ofwat to consider reputational and financial incentives
Ofwat has received the recommendations of the Abstraction Incentive Mechanism (AIM) taskforce established to consider how water companies can be incentivised to reduce their abstractions from environmentally sensitive water sources when river flows are low.
Ofwat: next steps for abstraction taskforce
Ofwat has announced details of the next steps for the abstraction incentive mechanism (AIM) taskforce established earlier this month - the water industry regulator is encouraging more organisations and other water companies to become members.
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Albion Water appoints new Director of Business Development
Albion Water, the first NAV (New Appointment & Variation) to have been established in1999 and now under the ownership of SDS Water Group, has appointed Andy Holland as its new Director of Business Development. -
Webinar to explore moving indirect potable water reuse to full implementation
UK water companies are invited to join an upcoming webinar which will explore how the sector can take indirect potable reuse (IPR) from concept to full-scale operational reality. -
Kohtari CEO says joined-up water intelligence needed to predict, not just react - not more data
James Sumsion, CEO of predictive water intelligence specialists Kohtari, says the water sector needs to take a giant leap forward, so that it can anticipate and act upon water quality issues - rather than merely react. -
IED compliance – using automated sliding floodgates to support secondary containment at water and sewerage company sites
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