The four main regulators – Ofwat, Ofgem, Ofcom and the Financial Conduct Authority – cannot prove if they are effectively responding to consumer concerns or offering enough protection for those who need it, according to the National Audit Office.
A report prepared by PwC for water watchdog CCWater has said that consumer protection is not the primary concern of the Government's Open Water programme led by Defra, Ofwat and MOSL, the market operator currently putting the final arrangements for the non-household retail sector in place.
South West Water has hosted the first municipal trial of the Fournier Rotary Press in the UK, assessing its potential to improve sludge dewatering performance and support future biosolids standards.
Uniwater has acquired Hy-Ram Engineering, a specialist in tooling, products and hire for the water sector, based in Mansfield, England.
Enpure Ltd and Clean TeQ Water Ltd have announced a collaboration agreement to bring Clean TeQ Water's Moving Bed Ion Exchange-based nutrient removal technologies to water utilities across the UK.
Near-real-time microbial monitoring of wastewater discharge and bathing waters is now possible thanks to the BactoSense ID solution created by Swiss-based bNovate Technologies.