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Retail market: Ofwat consults on revised WSSL application process
Ofwat has launched a short consultation on its proposal for a revised application process for Water Supply and Sewerage Licences (WSSL).
Water sector progresses 21st Century Drainage Programme
UK Water, the body which represents all the UK water companies, has published a new report which highlights the need to ensure the nation’s sewerage systems are fit for purpose and looks at the added pressures itwill need to withstand in the future.
Charging rules: Ofwat postpones new framework for new connection services until 2018
Ofwat has decided to postpone the implementation of the new charging rules framework for new connection services provided by English water companies until 2018 - some stakeholders have expressed concerns that charges are too complex, unpredictable and unfair.
Verastar’s Clear Business Water targets retail water sector with multi-utilities offering
Verastar, has announced that Clear Business Water has been granted one of the first Water Supply and Sewerage Licences (WSSL) from OFWAT.
Ofwat consults on water company infrastructure adoption agreements
Ofwat has launched a new consultation on changes to legislation which require the regulator to issue codes covering the agreements water and sewerage companies enter into in order to adopt infrastructure for new connections provided by other parties.
Retail market: shadow market phase opens for business
Market Operator Services Ltd (MOSL) the organisation responsible for delivering the operational capability needed when the retail market opens in April 2017, has confirmed that the remaining companies have completed their final data uploads into the central market operating system (CMOS) and that the shadow market phase has now begun.
Scottish water retailer warns English water industry must raise its game
The water industry must raise its game to ensure the success of the English non-domestic water market when it opens to competition next April, according to Jo Dow, Chief Executive of Business Stream, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Scottish Water.
Ofwat grants first 20 WSSL supply licences ahead of retail market opening
Water industry regulator Ofwat has granted the first 20 Water and Sewerage Supply (WSSL) licences ahead of the business retail market opening for competition in April 2017.
Moody's downgrades Yorkshire Water and Southern Water rating to negative
Credit ratings agency Moody's has downgraded Yorkshire Water and Southern Water’s rating from stable to negative.
European Commission takes UK to court over failure to protect marine species
The European Commission is taking the United Kingdom to the Court of Justice of the European Union for its failure to propose sites for the protection of the harbour porpoise, a marine mammal regularly found in UK waters.
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ABB launches digital platform for optimizing operation of water networks
ABB has launched AquaMaster+™, a digital platform for smart water network management, designed to help water utilities monitor, analyze and manage their water networks, preventing pipeline water losses and optimizing operations. -
Safe access solutions a key requirement for water sector and other Critical Infrastructure Providers
Craig Nienaber, Business Development Manager for Safe Access Solutions (SAS) at HUBER Technology, explores why the company is seeing a growing level of interest in its safe access solutions for critical infrastructure providers, including their application in wastewater treatment assets. -
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.
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Southern Water showcases last footage inside Yew Hill Reservoir before filling
Southern Water has released film and images showing what it’s like to walk inside Hampshire’s expanded Yew Hill underground reservoir for the very last time, before it gets filled with water. -
Scottish Water completes £235m investment in two-way connection between drinking water networks
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