Tendring Hundred Water Services to be fined by Ofwat
Ofwat yesterday published its proposals to fine Tendring Hundred 0.3% of its turnover – a total of £42,000 – for failing to provide the regulator with reliable, accurate and complete information.
Higher standards for private water supplies
Water bills in Scotland set to rise by less than rate of inflation to 2010 and remain stable to 2014
According to the Water Industry Commission for Scotland(WICS), as water companies in England and Wales inform Ofwat of planned rises in bills either at or above the rate of inflation, Scotland is bucking the trend.
Water UK publish Price Review update briefing
Water UK, the body which represents all UK water and wastewater service suppliers at national and European level, has published an update briefing on the forthcoming PR09 price review by Ofwat.
Ofwat reports on leakage target review progress
Ofwat has written to the water companies in England and Wales to update them on progress in its leakage target review.
Water companies accused of serious pollution
The water companies have come in for serious criticism in yesterday’s Sunday Times, which has accused them of dumping unlimited amounts of raw sewage from 3500 overflow pipes into more than 80 rivers and along sections of the coast.
Water company contractor fined for South Devon sewage spill
A water company contractor has been ordered to pay £9,736 in fines and costs after sewage leaked into the sea on a Blue Flag beach at Dawlish at the start of the town’s annual carnival and the height of the bathing season
Ofwat publishes policy statement on climate change
Ofwat has today published a comprehensive policy statement on climate change and the water sector in England and Wales.
New scheme for assessing water licence compliance
Water companies deliver improvements
Water Services Regulation Authority Ofwat for water and sewerage companies in England and Wales has said that latest results show the companies have delivered improvements to customer services and the environment.
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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
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.
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