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Water firms accused of exploiting tax havens

Water companies have come under fire for alleged tax avoidance by routing profits through tax havens.

12 years ago

Ofwat will keep RPI link for wholesale price control

Ofwat said today that it was committed to allowing water companies to earn a return on capital linked to RPI for the wholesale part of their businesses. The regulator was speaking as it published its proposed methodology for the next price review, which will have separate price controls for the retail and wholesale parts of the business.

13 years ago

Selling themselves short?

Water companies spent much less than anticipated on private sewer transfer in the first year, but Greg Beech warns that keeping costs down too aggressively now could cost more in the long run

13 years ago

Water companies raise awareness of sewer abuse at Christmas

Two water companies are raising awareness of sewer abuse through music. Southern Water and Thames Water have both released YouTube videos highlighting what can cause sewer blockages at this time of year. Southern Water said three quarters of all sewer blockages are caused by things that should not enter the system and fat causes some of the worst problems.

13 years ago

Yorkshire Water uses bugs to fight fat blockages in sewers

Yorkshire Water has deployed trillions of "fat busting bugs" to clean-up 180 known fat blockage hotspots.

13 years ago

Waste sector ‘should be in charge of sewage works’

by Megan Darby Sewage treatment should be transferred into the regulatory regime for waste, and

13 years ago

Educated guesses

Want holistic wastewater network knowledge within hours? Mike Sanderson explains how to quickly and cheaply get a handle on private sewer assets and how they fit with the wider network

13 years ago

Yorkshire Water clears mammoth 7-ton fat blockage in sewer

13 years ago

16 South West bathing waters fail quality standards after wet summer

Sixteen bathing waters in the South West failed water quality tests under the current European Bathing Water Directive this year, compared to two in 2011.

13 years ago

De-averaging ‘could triple rural prices’

Sewerage costs for rural customers could triple if concerns that the draft Water Bill could

13 years ago

Resolution on dispute

13 years ago

Mind the gaps

13 years ago

Upstream dreams

13 years ago

Before the storm

13 years ago

Severn Trent Water fined £25,000 for discharging sewerage without a permit

13 years ago

Driving licences?

13 years ago

Defra must follow Welsh Assembly’s lead on sewers

13 years ago

Digging for gold

13 years ago

Last chance for under-30s to enter Rising Stars 2013 and get noticed

13 years ago

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