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.
The Department for Food Environment and Rural Affairs (Defra) has now formally issued new charging guidance to Ofwat since it was laid in Parliament for consideration on 9 November 2015.
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.