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South West bonuses under fire from MPs

South West Water's environmental performance came under fire as MPs questioned why the company pays bonuses and called for tighter regulation of its governance. MPs from across the south west raised concerns of constituents, which had been angered by political point scoring around sewage discharges leading to one MP having faeces being posted through their door.

2 years ago

Water companies urged to address non-household market

The independent Strategic Panel representing the non-household water sector has raised concerns that water efficiency and smart metering is not sufficiently prominent in water companies' water resource management planning. Chair of the body Trisha McAulay said the sector has a greater role to play and cannot be "simply an add on" within company plans if demand reduction of 9% is to be achieved by 2038.

2 years ago

Seven Trent hits SuDS milestone

2 years ago

What is there to celebrate in water?

After a challenging year for the water industry, there is a risk that companies shy away from celebrating their achievements. However, as seasoned sector watchers tell Utility Week, there remains a good story to tell about the hard work and dedication of water company staff over the past 12 months. Ruth Williams looks at how the sector is performing on deliverability, diversity, consumer engagement and collaborative working and where further progress can be made.

2 years ago

Anglian gets green light for next step of water transfer

2 years ago

Reflecting on water successes

As entries come flooding in for the 2023 Water Industry Awards, we reflect on some of the 2022 winners and the projects that caught the judges' attention.

2 years ago

Bevan calls for fact-based water debate

2 years ago

Portsmouth awards £208m reservoir contracts

2 years ago

Extreme weather events drive up Affinity leaks

2 years ago

Weekend press round-up: Japanese owners put SES Water up for sale

The Japanese owners of SES Water are reportedly putting the business up for sale due to their reluctance to inject fresh equity into the highly-geared company. Meanwhile, Grant Shapps, head of the newly-formed Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, discusses his plans to make British energy the cheapest in Europe. This and more in Utility Week’s latest round-up of the weekend’s papers.

2 years ago

Water efficiency label edges closer

2 years ago

Trust in water companies hits new low amid pollution woes

2 years ago

Drought group issues summer warning

2 years ago

SuDS plans challenged by skills drought

2 years ago

What is the prescription for pharma pollution?

2 years ago

Yorkshire deploys smart sensors for water quality monitoring

Yorkshire Water says the innovative approach it is taking to monitoring water resources will cut down the treatment processes required before supplying to customers. Data from monitors will inform the company about weather and environmental conditions at source, which could cause the water to need additional processing to remove peat. Yorkshire says the system saves money and is less energy intensive.

2 years ago

Bevan: Budget cuts limit enforcement

2 years ago

Scottish Water charges to rise 5%

2 years ago

Water bills rise below inflation

Water bills are set to rise in April by the single biggest jump since 2005 but companies have kept the increases below inflation. Ofwat has praised the support extended to struggling householders but urged the sector to "double down" on efforts to help more billpayers facing hardship.

2 years ago

PCC and phosphorus targets set out

2 years ago