Regulation and Legislation
The House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee will hold the first evidence session of its inquiry into Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) – also known as ‘forever chemicals’ on Wednesday 25 June.
The Environment Agency has published its drought plan guideline 2025 for water companies that are wholly or mainly in England - the companies are required to follow the guideline when preparing their drought plans. The drought plan guideline was last published in 2020.
The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee (EFRA) is shortly due to question Sir Jon Cunliffe, Chair of the Independent Water Commission in an evidence session starting at 10am this morning.
Ofwat has launched a new consultation setting out its proposed approach for additional scrutiny for large schemes during 2025-30 within a water company’s self-delivered investment programme where the requested value is greater than £100 million or where there are significant concerns around scope, cost, deliverability, complexity, or if schemes involve novel elements or complex technologies.
A highly critical new report by the House of Commons Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee is warning that a failing water sector in which “water companies increasingly look like financial institutions rather than businesses servicing monopolised critical infrastructure” is in need of “root and branch reform”.
- Pressure from EAC pushes Government to publish faster response to OEP annual assessment report
- Ofwat rejects Amazon appeal against Severn Trent’s refusal for effluent discharge consent
- Comprehensive Spending Review – Defra set to receive £16 billion of capital funding
- Government grants Ofwat new powers to ban water companies from paying unjustified bonuses to senior execs
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Thames Water starts work on £20 million pipe upgrade in Islington February 13, 2024
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