Ofwat recommends opening water and sewerage markets to competition
Ofwat has published the second part of its review of competition in the water and sewerage sectors. Ofwat is recommending that contestable water and sewerage markets are opened to competition where it will benefit consumers.
New financial penalties for street works introduced
Ofwat responds to Defra surface water drainage consultation
Ofwat has responded to Defra’s Improving Surface Water Drainage consultation as part of the Government’s water strategy, Future Water.
Northumbrian sewage treatment call-in requests turned down
Applications from Northumbrian Water to vary the treatment of sewage discharges from six sewage works in the north east will not be 'called in' for a decision by the Secretary of State for the Environment.
Ofwat supports regulation for control of phosphates
The Water Services Regulation Authority (Ofwat) has published its response to the Defra consultation on phosphates in domestic laundry cleaning products in England.
UK dairy industry initiative includes focus on water use and pollution
Defra and the UK dairy industry have launched a Milk Roadmap that aims to reduce the environmental impacts of producing and consuming liquid milk.
New guidance on Water Framework Directive requirements issued
Prospects for competition in the provision of water services
Water UK , the body which represents UK water and wastewater service suppliers at national and European level, has announced the publication of an independent assessment of the prospects for water competition in the United Kingdom.
Southern Water prosecuted for Gillingham sewage discharge offence
The Environment Agency has prosecuted Southern Water for not complying with its sewage discharge consent at a waste water treatment works that it operates in Gillingham, Kent.
Ofwat fines Thames Water £9.7 million
Ofwat has fined Thames Water 0.7% of turnover (£9.7 million) for misreporting information and delivering poor service to customers.
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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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