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Water companies working hard to provide value for customers and investors

Thu, 24 May 2012 00:00:00 +0100

Public water services in England and Wales are provided by private sector companies, each of which is required to meet their customers' needs and statutory obligations efficiently, within price limits set by the regulator, Ofwat.

Gardening businesses now exempt from 'hosepipe ban'

Mon, 21 May 2012 00:00:00 +0100

The 7 water suppliers that currently have Temporary Use Bans ('hosepipe bans') in place announced today that landscaping, turf and gardening businesses are being made exempt from the 'hosepipe ban' with immediate effect after it was confirmed that re...

Customers and companies are working together to help beat the drought

Fri, 11 May 2012 00:00:00 +0100

* Customers have responded fantastically to help us save water and companies have delivered their commitment to step up leakage reduction. * We have some of the lowest levels of leakage in the world and over the past 10 years leakage has been ...

Relief from rain but drought conditions remain after successive dry seasons

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0100

The welcome rain showers over the past couple of weeks will help to provide some immediate relief to the land and our rivers. But with some areas experiencing two dry winters and the driest 12 months since records began, the water resources picture r...

Response to Defra consultation on tackling bad debt in the water industry

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0100

There can be no doubt that the current situation on bad debt in the water industry is neither sustainable nor acceptable.

Environmental drought - Environment Agency update

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0100

With the drought already affecting the South East, East Anglia and parts of Yorkshire, the Environment Agency has announced today that the South West and Midlands regions are the latest to move to environmental drought status after long periods of ex...

Drought measures - restrictions in place in parts of England

Thu, 05 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0100

Temporary use bans, generally known as hosepipe bans, are being introduced today to preserve water supplies in parts of the south and east of England.

Response to the Department for Communities and Local Government consultation on Social Housing Fraud

Wed, 04 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0100

We are responding specifically in relation to the proposals in Chapter 3 of the consultation to introduce powers for investigators to compel certain named categories of organisation to comply with local authorities'requests for data.

Learning lessons from the water industry

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0000

The Chancellor of the Exchequer in his Budget is right to look to the water industry for lessons in how to increase the role of private investment in essential infrastructure, as did the Prime Minister earlier this week.

Investing in essential national infrastructure

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0000

The Prime Minister is right to highlight in his speech on infrastructure today the success of water companies in raising private finance to maintain and improve infrastructure on which the nation depends.

Oral evidence to Efra Committee on White Paper

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0000

Water UK and water companies last week gave oral evidence to the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee inquiry looking at key issues relating to the Water White Paper.

Water UK responds to 'Drought Prospects 2012' as water companies begin consultations on Temporary Use Bans

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0000

In its (http---www.environment-agency.gov.uk-research-library-publications-131328.aspx) Drought Prospects report for the winter and spring of 2011-12, the Environment Agency commented on an extremely dry autumn, warned of continuing dry weather,...

Water performance of buildings - response to European Commission consultation

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000

The European Commission Directorate-General for Environment published a consultation in November 2011 on the water efficiency of buildings. This is part of the wider initiative to reduce pressure from water scarcity and drought by cutting water wasta...

Evidence to the Efra Select Committee on the Water White Paper

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000

The government published its White Paper on water, Water for Life, on 8 December 2011. The House of Commons Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee invited written evidence on key issues raised in the White Paper.

Draft guidance on social tariffs - response to Defra consultation

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000

Water companies are conscious that some customers find their water and sewerage bills, along with other essential outgoings, difficult to afford, and for some time have wanted to do more to help customers who need assistance, for example through offe...

Response to DCLG Draft National Planning Policy Framework

Mon, 17 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0100

Water UK response to the Department for Communities and Local Government consultation on the draft framework.

Response to BIS on empowering consumers - institutional change

Tue, 27 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0100

Water UK response to Department for Business Innovation and Skills consultation on institutional changes for provision of consumer information, advice, education, advocacy and enforcement.

Ofwat informal consultation- Future price limits - a preliminary model

Tue, 28 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0100

Water UK has submitted its response to Ofwat's informal consultation on its preliminary model for future price limits.

Affordable water- response to government consultation on proposals following the Walker Review of Charging

Fri, 17 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0100

As they are essential for life, it is important to ensure that water and sewerage services are affordable to all. Water companies are very conscious that some customers find their water and sewerage bills, along with other essential outgoings, diffic...

BIS consultation- 'A competition regime for growth- a consultation on options for reform'

Thu, 16 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0100

Water UK response to the Department for Business, Innovation -6 Skills

Response to Ofwat- 'Involving customers in decisions about water and sewerage services'

Tue, 31 May 2011 00:00:00 +0100

Ofwat's consultation on involving customers in price setting contains much to support but introduces unnecessary complexity and is not built on how customers view their water and sewerage services.

Water UK response to Defra consultation on the Special Infrastructure Projects Regime

Tue, 17 May 2011 00:00:00 +0100

Water UK has responded to the consultation on the introduction of new regulations under section 36A of the Water Industry Act 1981 that will enable the Secretary of State or Ofwat to require a limited number of large scale, high risk projects out to ...

Response to Department of Energy and Climate Change 2011 Electricity Market Reform (EMR) consultation

Thu, 10 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0000

The water industry acknowledges and supports the need for the UK economy to decarbonise and that change is needed to deliver the required investment to provide this along with security of supply.

Response to Scottish Government consultation on Scottish Water- 'Building a Hydro Nation'

Wed, 09 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0000

Water UK responded to the above consulation on proposals for Scottish Water to develop its commercial activities, take on new functions, how such developments might be financed and the structure of Scottish Water's corporate governance.

Response to the Department for Business Innovation and Skills call for evidence on Principles for Economic Regulation

Fri, 18 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0000

Water UK welcomes the principles proposed by BIS. Taken together they articulate clearly the purpose of economic regulation and the qualities that stakeholders should expect of regulatory structures, processes and decisions...

Response to Defra consultation 'Developing an Anaerobic Digestion (AD) Framework'

Mon, 13 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Submission to call for evidence, Defra's review of Ofwat and CCWater

Mon, 15 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0000

The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and Welsh Ministers have commissioned a review of the economic regulator for the water industry, Ofwat.

Response to Defra natural environment discussion paper

Sat, 30 Oct 2010 00:00:00 +0100

We are pleased to respond to Defra's Natural Environment discussion paper.

Response to EC bio-waste and sludge paper

Sat, 30 Oct 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Water UK welcomes the opportunity to respond to the European Commission's Working Document Sludge and Biowaste 21 September 2010, Brussels%94. Water UK represents water and waste water service providers at UK and European level. Our members pro...

Response to Defra consultation on Draft Regulations and Proposals for Schemes for the Transfer of Private Sewers to Water and Sewerage Companies in England and Wales

Thu, 07 Oct 2010 00:00:00 +0100