Ofwat has launched a consultation on a proposal to allow four water companies to seek further funding during the AMP8 investment programme.
Ofwat has told the Competition and Markets Authority “we stand by our PR24 determinations” as the competition regulator begins the process of examining requests by five water companies to review Ofwat’s decisions on their AMP8 business plans.
The Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) has requested an extension of six months to the process that will see it redetermine the price reviews for five water companies.
Ahead of the announcement of Ofwat’s PR24 Final Determinations for the water companies on 19th December, the Competition and Markets Authority yesterday published new rules and guidance on the redeterminations process.
Ofwat has told the Competition and Markets Authority that the appeals submissions by Anglian Water, Bristol Water, Northumbrian Water and Yorkshire Water “represent an attempt to unpick selected parts of the package without necessarily considering it as a whole.”
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.
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.
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.
Ray Moulds, Sales Director at Flood Control International, takes a look at how automated sliding floodgates are supporting secondary containment at water and sewerage company sites.