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⚖️ Meet our Breakthrough 5 judges: Lisa Allen Lisa is an experienced data professional with a strong track record of leading initiatives that drive positive outcomes for society, the environment, and the economy. She has made significant contributions in the environmental sector, including supporting Ofwat with the H2Open Strategy and helping the Environment Agency boost the UK’s open data rankings. As Chair of DAMA UK, Lisa works globally to raise industry standards. She is currently the Director of Data Services at The Pensions Regulator, where she focuses on leveraging data to enhance efficiency, transparency, and ultimately, benefit savers. This fifth round of our Water Breakthrough Challenge will make up to £40 million available to highly-collaborative innovations in the water sector that aim to deliver benefits for customers, society and the environment. Find out more about our judges: https://lnkd.in/evTwMGkR #WBC5 is delivered alongside Challenge Works (Nesta), Arup & Isle Utilities 

Yorkshire Water have agreed to address the failures we found in our investigation of their wastewater management.     In acknowledging what went wrong, they will pay a £40 million enforcement package to benefit customers and the local environment.    We’ve been investigating all 11 wastewater companies in England and Wales into how they operate and manage their sewage treatment works and networks.    We understand that the public wants to see transformative change - that is why we are acting to hold water companies to account for their past failures.    Read our story:

An important date with British Water this week. Looking forward to exploring the best opportunities and actions for scaling up nature-based solutions over AMP8, alongside exceptional leaders in the field Amina Aboobakar at The Rivers Trust, and Mark Smith from RSK Group. And chaired by the inimitable David Elliott, it's guaranteed to test the things that matter.

Join Ofwat’s Wales & Government Team as a Government Engagement Principal. You will play a crucial role in facilitating interactions between Ofwat and various stakeholders within different UK government departments. This position is designed to ensure effective communication and collaboration with these stakeholders to support Ofwat's objectives and initiatives https://lnkd.in/ebnAPCcj #GovernmentEngagement #PublicAffairs #WaterSector #CareerOpportunity #JoinOurTeam #Ofwat 

We have referred the requests from five companies for a redetermination of their 2024 price review decision to the Competition and Markets Authority     They are: • Anglian Water  • Northumbrian Water  • South East Water  • Southern Water  • Wessex Water We have not referred Thames Water’s request for a redetermination. It has asked for the formal reference to be deferred for up to 18 weeks, as it is in discussions that could unlock a market-led solution to its recapitalisation    We believe the price review was a collaborative, transparent and thorough process, that agreed a record £104 billion investment to the sector – helping to safeguard the health of our rivers and seas, improve the resilience of our water supplies and raise the bar on companies’ day-to-day performance.    While the companies have not yet set out the details of their reasons for appealing, their initial statements highlight the need for additional funding beyond the substantial increase already allowed. This would mean a further increase in bills.     Any planned changes to customers' water bills from 1 April will still go ahead.    Read our announcement: https://lnkd.in/ex7v6k-v

We continue to work closely with the UK Government to boost sustainable growth in the water sector, helping to unlock wider economic growth across England and Wales.   This is how we're working to achieve this 👇 HM Treasury

This is one of the Ofwat Innovation Fund projects I am most excited about - a fantastic facility to enable innovation and drive improvements in leakage performance for the benefit of the whole sector! Looking forward to visiting it when construction is complete.

Havant Thicket reservoir is an example of how the water sector is working collaboratively to secure drinking supply for future generations. Ofwat Senior Director and RAPID Managing Director Paul Hickey joined the Environment Secretary Rt Hon Steve Reed OBE MP, alongside colleagues from Southern Water and Portsmouth Water, to visit the site near Portsmouth – home to the first new major reservoir in the UK to be built in three decades. The visitors discussed the important role of new major infrastructure in securing future water supply. 

Join our work experience week: 14-17 April. Learn from industry experts about working in policy, economics and data - and find out how Ofwat can support you in your career. If you’re in Year 10-13 (or on a gap year after Y13), and are proactive, keen to develop your profession skills and interested in Ofwat, then apply at https://lnkd.in/eegCcPYU Applications must be received by Sunday 30 March.

We welcome the announcement from the Government, United Utilities and local partners of their ambition to eliminate sewage discharges into Windemere.   As part of our 2024 price review, United Utilities are proposing to invest £200 million to upgrade nine wastewater treatment works and reduce the spills from six storm overflows discharging into the lake to 10 per year by 2030.   PR24 has unlocked a quadrupling of investment by the water sector - accelerating the delivery of work to make our rivers and seas cleaner, and securing long-term drinking water supplies for customers. https://lnkd.in/e-2Bq7Wh Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs