The week in water from The Water Report

EA: transforming regulation will make water performance look worse before it gets better

The Environment Agency (EA) has said it is meeting the demand for higher water industry performance and a better water environment “head...

Aug 4, 20242 min read

Scottish Water investment exceeded £1bn for the first time, the company’s annual report for 2023-24 showed. The company hit or exceeded...

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Ofwat is consulting until 16 September on plans to bolster business customer protections concerning accrued credit balances held by...

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One in five water bill payers are struggling to afford their charges, Ofwat’s latest cost of living research has found. This was...

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Ofwat plans to review wholesaler/retailer credit arrangements – including the extent to which the allocation of risk between the parties...

Aug 4, 20242 min read

Moody’s has put Southern Water on review for downgrade, following Ofwat’s PR24 Draft Determination (DD). The action affected the Baa3...

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Standard & Poor’s (S&P) has followed Moody’s in downgrading its ratings on Thames Water. S&P knocked Thames’ class A debt to BB from...

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The Government has committed to make it easier to build infrastructure, and given all councils in England mandatory housing targets aimed...

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The Government has sent a holding response to the Office for Environmental Protection (OEP), following the latter’s May report A review...

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The Government has announced a “rapid review” of the 2023 Environmental Improvement Plan (EIP) and pledged to develop a new statutory...

Aug 4, 20242 min read