Storm overflows
… Water companies are putting in place a major infrastructure programme to reduce CSO spill activity …
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Targeting and accelerating investment
Decisions about investment need to be faster, more flexible and more responsive to local environments. It needs to be quicker, easier and cheaper to build new infrastructure.
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Summary of our recommendations
Restoring ecological health to our waterways, rebuilding tired infrastructure and restoring the public’s trust in the water sector will all require a fundamental reset of the system.
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Why we need a reset for water
… even as pressure has grown on ageing water and waste infrastructure. This, plus other factors, has left the sector … agile investment Refocusing markets on the delivery of new infrastructure Exploring a supervisory model of regulation … even as pressure has grown on ageing water and waste infrastructure. This has left the sector with its highest …
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Water companies confirm adoption of standards to speed up building of new homes
Following widespread consultation with developers, self-lay companies and their representative organisations, water companies have introduced a new set of standards for the provision of water and sewerage infrastructure for new homes and other construction projects.
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Securing our supply of water
… Companies are investing £104 billion to improve our infrastructure and secure our long-term water supply. This … Companies are investing £104 billion to improve our infrastructure and secure our long-term water supply. …
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Protection of water sources
The extraction of shale gas poses potential risks to groundwater reserves, for example through contamination with chemicals used in the fracking process. However, the Infrastructure Act, passed last month, will help mitigate these risks. It states that water companies will need to be consulted for all planning applications involving the boring for, or getting of, oil and natural gas from shale.
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Water UK response to SMF report on the costs of nationalising the water industry
Water UK's Chief Executive, Michael Roberts, has responded to the SMF's report on the costs of nationalising the water industry.