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Portsmouth hits back at ‘inference of overcharging’

Portsmouth Water has accepted its final determination from Ofwat but raised numerous concerns that the company will incur performance penalties. In a letter to Ofwat, chief executive Bob Taylor hit back at the inference the company had overcharged household customers during the current AMP cycle and said its £4.4 million fine was "disproportionate and unfair".

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Anglian stands firm on investment over bill cuts

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EA begins criminal prosecution against Southern

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SES raises cost and customer concerns to regulator

With just one day to go until the deadline for appealing to the CMA, SES Water has accepted its final determination but highlighted the challenges the cost gap and lower allowed revenue will create. Newly appointed chief executive Ian Cain said company had raised its concerns to Ofwat and would look for alternative approaches to deliver for its customers.

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Bristol rejects Ofwat’s final determination

Bristol Water is the second company to make a request to Ofwat to refer its business plan to the Competition and Markets Authority for appeal. The company said there were "some technical issues, mainly around how to finance our company" that caused it to appeal.

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Londoners must stop seeing water as ‘infinitely available resource’

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Yorkshire speaks for the many, not the few

Yorkshire Water's rejection of Ofwat's final determination on its 2020-2025 business plan, triggering a referral to the CMA, has lit the touch paper on what was already an explosive situation. But will the fire spread? Ruth Williams investigates whether the company's concerns represent a wider rebellion across the sector.

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Anglian completes Europe’s largest filtration system

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Make the most of your assets

As the regulators get tough on pollution incidents in AMP7, Gareth Jones explains how improving the way wastewater treatment assets are managed could bring cost savings – and a step-change in efficiency.

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Scottish Water expects ‘moderate’ rise in bills to fund climate change resilience

Scottish Water will move into a longer term regulatory cycle from 2021, with investment plans that will have a knock-on effect for bills. The company's 25-year strategic plan sets out its goals to achieve carbon neutrality, invest in its assets and safeguard resources against climate change.

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Tor slams regulator as it exits ‘toxic’ water retail market

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Drought rating labels proposed for gardens

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Byatt: Time to stop ‘dithering’ and do it right

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Utilities 2020: The year ahead for energy and water

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UU accepts final determinations and sets out dividend policy

United Utilities said that after “careful consideration” it had accepted Ofwat’s final determination on its business plan for the next five years

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Anglian completes first stage of drought resilience scheme

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Affinity gets to grips with PCC and leakage

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PR19: Severn Trent is first company to accept final determination

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Greater powers promised for Ofwat

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RAPID leader announced

EA's deputy director of water resources has been named as the managing director of the inter-regulatory group RAPID that will work to overcome current barriers to major infrastructure projects in the English water sector.

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