Ofwat has launched a consultation on a proposal to allow four water companies to seek further funding during the AMP8 investment programme.
Ofwat has told the Competition and Markets Authority “we stand by our PR24 determinations” as the competition regulator begins the process of examining requests by five water companies to review Ofwat’s decisions on their AMP8 business plans.
The Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) has requested an extension of six months to the process that will see it redetermine the price reviews for five water companies.
Ahead of the announcement of Ofwat’s PR24 Final Determinations for the water companies on 19th December, the Competition and Markets Authority yesterday published new rules and guidance on the redeterminations process.
Ofwat has told the Competition and Markets Authority that the appeals submissions by Anglian Water, Bristol Water, Northumbrian Water and Yorkshire Water “represent an attempt to unpick selected parts of the package without necessarily considering it as a whole.”
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.
ABB has launched AquaMaster+™, a digital platform for smart water network management, designed to help water utilities monitor, analyze and manage their water networks, preventing pipeline water losses and optimizing operations.
Craig Nienaber, Business Development Manager for Safe Access Solutions (SAS) at HUBER Technology, explores why the company is seeing a growing level of interest in its safe access solutions for critical infrastructure providers, including their application in wastewater treatment assets.
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.