Environment Agency imposes £76,000 penalty on South East Water for water supply breach
South East Water has been given a £76,000 penalty for a water supply breach - human error was blamed as enough water to fill 300,000 baths was taken without an Environment Agency licence.
Government to ban bonuses for water company bosses if company commits serious criminal breaches
Environment Secretary Steve Barclay has announced that water company bosses are set to be banned from receiving bonuses if a company has committed serious criminal breaches.
Ofwat - “this has been a dark week for the water industry”
Following the publication of Ofwat’s findings against Southern Water for sewage treatment failures which resulted in a record £126 million penalty for the utility, Chief Executive Rachel Fletcher has described it as a dark week for the water industry.
Defra consults on plans to modernise water regulation and improve long-term planning for water resources and drainage
The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs has launched a new wide-ranging consultation on its proposals to modernise water regulation, improve long-term planning for water resources and drainage and strengthen powers for Ofwat.
Ofwat moves to streamline and simplify water company licences
Ofwat has introduced licence changes due to come into force early next year which will see all water companies’ licence obligations set out in clearer, more accessible language.
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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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