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24 Nov 2022

Investigations into possible unauthorised discharges at thousands of wastewater treatment works

On 18 November 2021, the Environment Agency (EA) and Ofwat announced separate major investigations into possible unauthorised discharges at thousands of wastewater treatment works. The Environment Agency is now investigating more than 2,200 wastewater treatment works (WWTW) that discharge into English waters. This relates to all water and sewage companies. The Environment Agency’s initial assessment indicates that […]

09 Nov 2022

Water regulator under attack

News Water

Lib Dem leader Ed Davey says party would abolish Ofwat Reported in The Times Water companies are routinely able to dump sewage in rivers in England and Wales because the regulator is “pointless” and lacks real teeth, the leader of the Liberal Democrats has said. Sir Ed Davey said Ofwat should be replaced with a […]

27 Oct 2022

Calls for water companies to increase financial support for customers

News Water

In a joint letter to water and wastewater company CEOs, David Black, Chief Executive of Ofwat and Emma Clancy, Chief Executive of CCW, have asked for more support to be given to customers. The letter acknowledges that while water bills have been rising below inflation in recent years, many customers already feel their water bill […]

13 Oct 2022

Ofwat warns water sector: “pressure is only going to intensify over coming months”

News Water

Aileen Armstrong, Senior Director, Company Performance and Price Controls at Ofwat, is warning that current concerns and headlines in the media about the UK water sector are not going to go away without real change and that the pressure is only going to intensify over the coming months. In a speech to delegates at the […]

06 Oct 2022

Water companies to reduce bills by £150m due to missed targets

News Water

England and Wales water regulator Ofwat hands out financial penalties to 11 firms for missing supply, biodiversity, pollution and sewer flooding goals. Overall, for those 11 companies, almost £150m is planned to be taken off customers’ bills in the next financial year because of missed targets Ofwat has announced. Ofwat went on to […]

06 Oct 2022

£38m available for ground-breaking ideas to revolutionise water industry

News Water

The third round of Ofwat’s innovation competition –Water Breakthrough Challenge – has opened, encouraging innovation and collaboration to transform water services with up to £38 million available in funding. The Water Breakthrough Challenge, run by Ofwat in partnership with Challenge Works, Arup and Isle Utilities, aims to encourage initiatives that help to tackle […]

15 Sep 2022

Water companies’ environmental incentives for water efficient homes

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Many water companies provide discounts to developers to incentivise building new homes that use less water and avoid letting surface water enter the public sewer system. To ensure water companies are doing what they can to incentivise developers, Ofwat reviewed the current incentives offered to developers. Ofwat has released a review of water companies’ environmental […]

17 Aug 2022

Ofwat reveals progress on water industry leakage performance

News Water

From Ofwat Ofwat is today releasing new figures that shed light on the water industry’s performance on reducing leakage. The provisional figures show that three quarters of the companies are meeting their leakage targets and some have reduced leakage by more than 10% over the past two years. Ofwat has strongly pushed companies to cut […]