Misreporting leakage and per capita consumption data costs Welsh Water millions including £39.4 million customer redress package
Misreporting leakage and per capita consumption data has cost Welsh Water millions of pounds, including a £39.4 million customer redress package.
Ofwat tells Thames Water – regulated companies should not pay dividends to service debt obligation of another group company
Ofwat has told Thames Water that it does not expect dividend distribution by a regulated water company to be rationalised “primarily by reference to an amount required to service an obligation of another group company.”
Thames Water launches new online tool and interactive map for public to report operational and pollution issues
Thames Water has launched a online tool and new interactive map for members of the public to report and pinpoint locations experiencing operational issues across London and the Thames Valley.
New financial year heralds start of £123m customer rebate payments by Southern Water
The start of the new financial year has heralded rebate payments to customers by Southern Water as part of the settlement reached with Ofwat last year following a large-scale investigation into the water company.
Southern Water apologises for wastewater failings between 2010 and 2017
Southern Water has apologised for wastewater failings between 2010 and 2017 outlined by Ofwat this morning which saw the water regulator impose a record £126 million penalty on the utility - the water company said it was “deeply sorry for for the past failures.”
New report flags up concerns about common performance reporting by water companies
A report prepared for Ofwat and Water UK has flagged up some concerns in the run-up to the 2019 Price Review about how the water companies report on the common Performance Commitments (PCs) established by the regulator.
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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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