South Staffordshire Water

Ofwat lowers customer returns by £43m

South Staffs targets ‘long-term challenges’ in PR24 plan

Water bills could rise by up to 64% by 2030

Ofwat approves £2.2bn accelerated spending

Carbon-neutral wastewater plant leads Ofwat innovation winners

Breaking down the water sector’s postcode lottery

The current disjointed approach to social tariffs in the water sector leaves consumers at the mercy of a postcode lottery.  With each water company setting its own support mechanisms, calls for a single social tariff have increased during the cost-of-living crisis. While water companies do all offer financial help to billpayers, the generosity of support available varies from company to company. As part of our Action on Bills campaign, Utility Week has broken down the support currently offered by the country’s water companies.

Water companies propose £1.6bn accelerated spending

WRW ‘confident’ region can support drier parts of the UK

Green light for 15 RAPID projects

South Staffs upgrades treatment works with green recovery funding

South Staffs has secured government funding of £10 million under the Green Recovery Challenge that enabled it to upgrade its largest water treatment plant to a ceramic filtration system that will save around 1,000 tonnes carbon annually. The company plans to invest around £55 million upgrading two treatment works during AMP7.

Ofwat names innovation competition winners

Moody’s: Outlook for water turns stable

The latest report from Moody's shows stability has returned to the water sector, albeit with reduced allowed returns. It notes the ongoing pressures from the pandemic may cause companies to miss performance targets, especially where asset maintenance is delayed.

Bristol Water tops first R-Mex survey

Bristol Water has been named the best performing water wholesaler in the inaugural R-Mex league by market operator MOSL.

Water sector failing on PCC and pollution targets

Most water companies in England and Wales are failing to meet their per capita consumption targets, with overall performance deteriorating by 2 per cent since 2012/13 and pollution incidents up year on year, Ofwat’s service delivery report for 2018/19 has shown.

Ofwat adjusts price controls

Ofwat has adjusted water company price controls to reflect actual performance in 2019/20 instead of forecasted data. Thames, Southern, Yorkshire and Anglian saw the biggest change to allowed revenue for the so-called blind year