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Liz Swarbrick – Managing Director
Customer Challenge Group – July 2012
Presentation format
• South Staffs Water in context
• The past year
• Future challenges
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Key Facts
• Population served 1,275,000
• Number of households 530,000
• Water supplied (Ml/d) 298 + 36 (STW)
• Surface sources 65%
• Groundwater sources 35%
• Length of mains pipe 5,945km
• Capex per annum £32m
• Capex on mains £7m/pa
• 2012-13 £140 average bill
Our Strategy
• Remains focused on
– High levels of service
– Providing best value
– Being highly efficient
• Committed to achieving
– Further improvement in customer service
– Band A efficiency
– Regulatory outputs
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How was last year for us?
• Increased costs due to impact of dry weather
• Cash collection getting harder
• Significant improvements in customer service
and SIM score
• Delivery of new IT based systems and the
capital programme is progressing well
Regulatory Outputs
Leakage Target of 74 Ml/d met
a!
Asset serviceability remains stable
a!
New water efficiency target met
a!
Levels of service standards high
a!
Abandoned telephone
calls <2.5%
X
(3.5%)
7,000 meter optants
X (5,992)
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Customer Service
• New customer service strategy introduced
• Qualitative measure – consistent improvements
• Quantitative measure – improvements seen in all
categories
- unwanted contacts 36%
- abandoned calls 50%
- all lines busy 83%
- written complaints 10%
• Our overall score has improved from 73 to 84
Our SIM Score
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Resources
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45
55
65
75
85
95
105
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45
55
65
75
85
95
105
Pe
rce
nt
full
Blithfield levels for the last four financial years, and 1996/7
2012/13 2011/12 2010/11 2009/10 1996/97
EA Drought 16th April to 11th May'12
96/7
Leakage
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Operational Events…
…with consequences…
• Streetly burst main
– Unprecedented impact and media interest
– Prompt restoration of supplies
– 95 properties flooded
– Some customers still in temporary
accommodation
– Increases to insurance premium
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Challenges for 2012-13…
key priorities
• Sustained improvements in
customer service and SIM
– enhanced focus on customer satisfaction
– customer/employee/partner engagement
– additional resources
• people
• Investment
Challenges for 2012-13…
key priorities
• Successful implementation of new IT based
systems
– a new asset / works management system in
Customer Operations and Network Management
– field staff with ‘real time’ hand held devices
– improvements to the customer experience
– equally about our staff and processes
– significant business change process
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Challenges for 2012-13…
key priorities
• Preparing for the PR14 business plan
• Implementing an enhanced programme of
customer engagement
• Progressing long term initiatives for future
efficiencies
In Summary…
• An excellent performance for 2011-12
• Commitment to 2012-13 being even better
• Significant challenges to be overcome, in our ever changing environment, but achievable
• So far a good start to a very busy and challenging year…..
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SSW Customer Research
Developing Proportionate Customer
Engagement – South Staffs Plans
Business Plan
Preparations
Customer Engagement
Business Plan Submission
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PR14 Customer Research
Final Business Plan that
represents customer
views (Jan 2014)
Existing Customer Knowledge
- Past + external survey results
- Customer Voice feedback +
Updated complaint / contact feedback
Customer Service Priorities Survey (now – Oct 12)
Decision on Willingness to Pay Research (WTP) in early 2013 if CBA needed or major
choices of investment scenarios
Decision on establishing
Customer Focus Groups in 2013
to explore in detailed customer
views
Specific Consultation on
Draft WRMP post March 2013 submission
Decision on Customer
Acceptability Testing of Overall Package / Price
Changes - ahead of FBP or post
submission in Jan ‘14
Key Dates
Ofwat PR14 methodology – Autumn 2012
Draft Water Resources Management Plan (WRMP)
submitted – April ‘13
Company Business Plan for 2015-20 submitted to Ofwat –
Jan 2014
CCG submit Assurance Report – Jan 2014
Final WRMP – March 2014
Ofwat issue Draft Determinations (proposed bill
levels) – June ‘14
Ofwat confirm Final Determinations (bill levels) –
Nov 2014 Agreed Research
Potential further research
Customer Research Task Group
Progress Update
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Overview of Achievements
• 3 Companies invited to submit proposal to conduct a tracking
survey. Objectives of survey are:
– To understand customer views of the business
– To determine current levels of satisfaction among customers
– To identify the areas of the company’s operations that is important
to customers
• Task Group teleconference held on the 21st June
– MVA Consultancy commissioned to conduct this research
• Task Group meeting held on 27th June
– Survey methodology and questions/aspects agreed
– Survey tasks and timeline agreed
Summary of Decisions Made
• Survey Approach
– Quantitative
• 600 domestic customers (450 online & 150 face-to-face)
• 100 business customers (online)
– Qualitative
• 10-20 depth interviews with business customers
– Customers should be presented with information on current
service provision
– Survey should tentatively explore customers’ willingness to accept a bill increase for service improvement
• Survey to be called ‘Customers’ Service Priorities’
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Survey Tasks and Timeline Customers' Service Priorities Research 2012
TASK 25-Jun-2012
02-Jul-2012
09-Jul-2012
16-Jul-2012
23-Jul-2012
30-Jul-2012
06-Aug-2012
13-Aug-2012
20-Aug-2012
27-Aug-2012
03-Sep-2012
10-Sep-2012
Inception
Domestic Survey design
Business Survey design
Piloting
Main (Domestic & Business) Survey
Quant - analysis & report
Draft Final Report
Final Report
Delilverables & Meetings
Questionnaires (draft & final)
Meetings
Reporting
Week Commencing
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guardians of drinking water quality DRINKING WATER INSPECTORATE
DrinkingWaterQualityRegulation:Englandand
Wales
JackyAtkinson
DrinkingWaterInspectorate
guardians of drinking water quality DRINKING WATER INSPECTORATE
TheEuropeanDrinkingWaterDirective
• TheDrinkingWaterDirectivewasfirstproposedin1975
• Wasbasedonthescientificknowledgeandtechnologyavailableinthelate1970s
• StandardsbasedonWHOguidelines• Enteredintoforcein198080/778/EEC
WaterIntendedforHumanConsumption – MemberStatesgiven1.5yearstotransposeintonationallegislation
– FromJuly1985compliancewithstandardswasmandatory(standardsbasedontheWHOguidelines
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guardians of drinking water quality DRINKING WATER INSPECTORATE
TheEuropeanDrinkingWaterDirective
• The1980DirectivewasreplacedwithCouncilDirective98/83/EC
– MemberStatesgiven2yearstotranspose
intonationallegislation
– From25/12/2003compliancewiththe
standardsbecamemandatory
guardians of drinking water quality DRINKING WATER INSPECTORATE
TheWaterIndustryinEnglandandWales
• Privatisation:
– TheWaterAct1989,TheWaterIndustryAct1991wasaconsolidationAct
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guardians of drinking water quality DRINKING WATER INSPECTORATE
TheWaterIndustryinEnglandandWales
• TheWaterAct1989
– Established the model as it is today with the privatised companies and the water industry regulators.
– The boundaries were the same as the 73 Act, but responsibility for rivers went to the National Rivers Authority(later the EA).
– Required companies to supply water that is wholesome for the domestic purposes of drinking, washing or cooking
– Placed on the Secretary of State the requirement to take enforcement action against a water company which fails to supply water that is wholesome
guardians of drinking water quality DRINKING WATER INSPECTORATE
TheDrinkingWaterInspectorate
• TheDrinkingWaterInspectorate– Originallyestablishedbysection60ofthe1989WaterAct
– The1989WaterActwasintegratedintotheWaterIndustryAct1991:section86nowconcernedtheDWI
– TheDWIformallyestablishedon02/01/1990
• TheWaterAct2003introducedcompetitionandstrengthenedthepowersoftheChiefInspector
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guardians of drinking water quality DRINKING WATER INSPECTORATE
RoleoftheDrinkingWaterInspectorate
guardians of drinking water quality DRINKING WATER INSPECTORATE
RoleoftheDrinkingWaterInspectorateStrategicObjectives
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guardians of drinking water quality DRINKING WATER INSPECTORATE
TheWaterIndustryinEnglandandWales
• WaterIndustryAct1991– Detailswatercompanies dutiesconcerningwaterquality
– TheSecretaryofState spowerstomakeRegulationsre.wholesomenessandpreservingwaterquality
– Theoffenceforwatercompaniesofsupplyingwaterunfitforhumanconsumption
– Watercompanies dutytoprovidealternativesupplies
– LocalAuthorities dutiesconcerningwholesomeness
– TheappointmentofInspectors
guardians of drinking water quality DRINKING WATER INSPECTORATE
TheWaterIndustryinEnglandandWales
• TheWaterSupply(WaterQuality)Regulations1989
– Basedonthe80/778/EECDrinkingWater
Directive
• ReplacedbytheWaterSupply(WaterQuality)Regulations2000(cameinto
force01/01/04)
– BasedontheEC/98/83DrinkingWaterDirective
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guardians of drinking water quality DRINKING WATER INSPECTORATE
TheWaterSupply(WaterQuality)Regulations2000
• 46parameterswithnumericalstandards• Wholesomeness
– Standards,bothDirectiveandNational– Actiontobetakenintheeventoffailure
• Monitoring– Samplingpoints– Samplingfrequencies– SamplingAnalysis
• WaterTreatment– Leveloftreatmentanddisinfection– Cryptosporidium– Approvalofproductsandsubstances
• RecordsProvisionandpublicationofinformation
guardians of drinking water quality DRINKING WATER INSPECTORATE
TheWaterIndustryinEnglandandWales
• 23Watercompanies– 10WaterandSewerage
– 13WaterOnly
• Supplyingonaverage16,000Ml/day
• Tomorethan53.3millionpeople(99%ofthepopulation)
• Morethan1,300watertreatmentworks
• Morethan4,600servicereservoirs
• Morethan331,000kmofwatermains
• And2,249watersupplyzones
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guardians of drinking water quality DRINKING WATER INSPECTORATE
• Inaddition:
• 32InsetappointmentsinEnglandandWales
– Operatedby5companies
guardians of drinking water quality DRINKING WATER INSPECTORATE
TheWaterIndustryinEnglandandWales1. Anglian Water Services Limited
2. Sembcorp Bournemouth and West Hampshire
3. Bristol Water Plc
4. Cambridge Water company
5. Cholderton and District Water Company Limited
6. Dee Valley Water Plc
7. Dwr Cymru Cyfyngedig
8. Essex and Suffolk Water Plc
9. Veolia Water South East
10. Hartlepool Water Plc
11. South East Water PLC (formerly Mid-Kent Water)
12. Northumbrian Water Limited
13. Portsmouth Water Plc
14. Severn Trent Water Limited
15. South East Water Plc
16. South Staffordshire Water Plc
17. South West Water Limited
18. Southern Water Limited
19. Sutton and East Surrey Plc
20. Veolia Water East (formerly Tendring Hundred)
21. Thames Water Utilities Limited
22. Veolia Water Central (formerly Three Valleys)
23. United Utilities Water PLC
24. Wessex Water Services Limited
25. Yorkshire Water Services Limited
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guardians of drinking water quality DRINKING WATER INSPECTORATE
TheRegulators
Consumers
DWI
EA
OFWAT
LocalAuthorities
HealthTrusts
23WaterCompanies
guardians of drinking water quality DRINKING WATER INSPECTORATE
TheDWI
• OriginallywithintheDepartmentofEnvironment(DoE)whichthenbecametheDepartmentforEnvironment,
TransportandtheRegions(DETR)andfinallytheDepartmentforEnvironment,
FoodandRuralAffairs(Defra)thatexiststoday
• Itisindependentinitsoperation
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guardians of drinking water quality DRINKING WATER INSPECTORATE
TheDWI
• ChiefInspectorand25professionallyqualifiedinspectors,appointedbytheSecretaryofState
• AllstaffbasedinLondonbutworkacrossEngland&Wales
• CurrentlypartoftheWaterDirectorateofDefra;however,powersare
delegatedtotheChiefInspector
• Achargingschemewillbeintroducednextyear.
guardians of drinking water quality DRINKING WATER INSPECTORATE
TheDWI–MainTasks
• CheckthatallwatercompaniesinEnglandandWalesarecomplyingwiththe
Regulations
• Initiateenforcementactionasnecessary
• Investigateincidentsaffectingdrinkingwaterquality
• Preparecasesforprosecutionifwaterunfitforhumanconsumptionhasbeensupplied
• Investigatewaterqualitycomplaints
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guardians of drinking water quality DRINKING WATER INSPECTORATE
TheDWI–OtherTasks• AdviseLocalAuthoritiesonregulationofprivatewatersupplies
• ProvidetechnicalandscientificadvicetoMinistersandofficialsondrinkingwaterpolicyissues
• Identifynewissuesorhazardsrelatingtodrinkingwaterqualitythatneedtoberesearched
• Assistintheschemeforapprovingmaterialsandsubstancesthatcomeintocontactwithdrinkingwater
• EuropeanStandardisation
guardians of drinking water quality DRINKING WATER INSPECTORATE
TechnicalAuditProcessConsistsofthreeelements
• Complianceassessment– Basedoninformationprovidedbythewatercompaniesonthequalityofwaterleavingwatertreatmentworks,inservicereservoirsandineachwatersupplyzone;samplingrequirements;andprogresswithprogrammesofwork
• Inspection– Riskbased,rollingprogrammeofinspectionlookingatworkingpracticesforeachwatercompany
• Interimchecks– Unannouncedaudits
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guardians of drinking water quality DRINKING WATER INSPECTORATE
ComplianceAssessment
Checksaremadeon:
• Thenumberofsamplestakenagainsttherequiredsamplingfrequency– Foreachwatertreatmentworks,servicereservoirandwatersupplyzone
• Thenumberofsamplesfailingastandard– Prescribedconcentrationorvalue
– Additionaluseofindicatorparameters
– Investigationsintothecauseofthefailure
guardians of drinking water quality DRINKING WATER INSPECTORATE
Inspection• Looksateachcompany soverallpolicyonwaterqualityandchecksonhowthisisapplied
• Levelofinspectionisriskbasedandtailoredtoeachcompany
• Checksmaybemadeon:– Sampling,includingauditsofsamplers
– Analysis,includingauditsoflaboratories
– Datahandling
– Watertreatmentanddistribution,includingsitevisits
– Progresswithimprovementprogrammes
– Audittrailsofselectedsamples
– Provisionofinformation
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guardians of drinking water quality DRINKING WATER INSPECTORATE
InspectionofWaterQualityIncidents
• WatercompaniesarerequiredtonotifyDWIofanyeventthatgivesrise,orislikelytogiverisetoasignificantrisktothehealthofpersonstowhomthewaterissupplied,orcausesignificantconcerntopersonstowhomthewaterissupplied
• Eachnotificationisassessedtodeterminetheseriousnessoftheeventandthewayinwhichthecompanyrespondedtoprotectcustomers
• Someincidentsmayresultinenforcementaction
• Occasionallyanincidentmayresultinaprosecution
guardians of drinking water quality DRINKING WATER INSPECTORATE
UnwholesomeWaterandWaterUnfit
• Waterisunwholesomeif:– Astandardisexceeded
– buttherearenoimmediatehealthimplications
– andconsumersmaynotnoticetheproblem
– Mayresultinenforcementaction
• Waterisunfitforhumanconsumptionif:– Itcausesillhealthorisunpalatablebecauseofappearance,tasteorsmell
– Mayresultinprosecution
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guardians of drinking water quality DRINKING WATER INSPECTORATE
Risk-BasedApproach
• Companiesmustcarryoutriskassessmentsfromsourcetotaptoidentifyhazardsandensurethatcontrolsareinplacetoprotectconsumers
• CompaniessubmitRegulation28Riskassessmentreportsforeachsupplysystem,highlightinganyriskstoconsumersandactionsbeingtakentoaddresstherisk.
guardians of drinking water quality DRINKING WATER INSPECTORATE
PowersAvailabletotheDWI• IftheCompanyhasidentifiedarisktoconsumers
thentheDWIhaspowerstotakeenforcementaction
• ThewatercompanycangiveanundertakingunderSection19oftheActtocarryoutappropriateremedialactionwithinanagreedtimescale– Onlyifthereisnotasignificantrisktopublichealth
• Moreusually,wherethereisasignificantrisktopublichealth,theDWIissuesaNoticeunderRegulation28requiringtheCompanytocarryoutactionstoaddresstherisk.
• Noticescanprohibituseofasupply
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guardians of drinking water quality DRINKING WATER INSPECTORATE
PowersAvailabletotheDWIProsecutionisconsideredif:• Awatercompanysupplieswaterthatisunfitforhumanconsumption–subjecttoaduediligencedefence
• ForanoffenceundertheRegulationsrelatingtotheapprovalofsubstancesandproductsincontactwithwaterortheuseofanunapprovedprocess
• ForanoffenceundertheRegulationsrelatingtoCryptosporidium
guardians of drinking water quality DRINKING WATER INSPECTORATE
IndependenceandReporting• MinistershavedelegatedenforcementandprosecutionpowerstotheChiefInspector
• Importantintheeyesoftheconsumer
• Nothingissweptunderthecarpet• AnnualreportstotheSecretaryofStateandtheNationalAssemblyforWalesondrinkingwaterquality
• Leafletsonspecificsubjectse.g.lead,hardness,chlorine,tasteandodour
• DWIwebsite(http://www.dwi.gov.uk)
• Freedomtoaccessmedia– Topresentthefactsondrinkingwaterquality,includinganyproblems
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guardians of drinking water quality DRINKING WATER INSPECTORATE
DealingwithIncidentsandEnforcement
• CompaniesarerequiredtonotifytheDWIASAPofanyeventwhichmeetthecriterialaiddownintheID
• Notifiedeventsmustbeconfirmedinwritingwithin72hrswithafullreportprovidedwithin1monthforeventsconsideredincidentsbytheDWI
• Assessmentmayresultinrecommendations,enforcementaction,prosecution
guardians of drinking water quality DRINKING WATER INSPECTORATE
InternationalInvolvement
• ENDWAREEuropeannetworkforDrinkingWaterRegulators– AninformalgroupmadeupofrepresentativesfromEUMemberStates
– DiscussionconcernsissueswithimplementingtheDirective
– InformalsothatMemberStatescanfreelydiscusstheirproblemswithoutfearofrepercussionsfromtheCommission
– ECattendsfor2waycommunicationandtogaintheconfidenceoftheMS
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guardians of drinking water quality DRINKING WATER INSPECTORATE
InternationalInvolvement
• WorldHealthOrganisation
– Todiscussdrinkingwaterissues
– Toshareexperienceandexpertise
– Emergingissues
– InputforWHOGuidelines
guardians of drinking water quality DRINKING WATER INSPECTORATE
PR14
• IndependentmembersofallCEGsinEnglandandWales
• Workwithcompaniestoagreeprogrammeofworkfordrinkingwater
quality
• Largequalityimprovementprogrammenotexpected
• Companiestohaveadequatecapitalmaintenancefundingtomaintainquality
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guardians of drinking water quality DRINKING WATER INSPECTORATE
Vacancy
guardians of drinking water quality DRINKING WATER INSPECTORATE
RegulationsTeam• WaterFrameworkDirective
• AssetManagementProgramme/PeriodicReview–technicaladvice
• Distributionundertakings
• DistributionOperationandMaintenanceStrategy
• Competition
• Negotiatingandputtinginplaceimprovementprogrammes
• Auditsofimprovementprogrammes
• Commentingoncompanies maintenancestrategies.
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guardians of drinking water quality DRINKING WATER INSPECTORATE
AllYearRound
• Complianceassessment
• Dealingwithincidents
• Cryptoanomalies
• Dealingwithconsumercomplaints
• Thepress
• Training
• Company/LA/HAliaisonmeetings
• RiskbasedTechnicalAudit
guardians of drinking water quality DRINKING WATER INSPECTORATE
SecuringImprovementstodrinkingwaterquality
• InvolvementwithOfwat
– Improvementsthatareneededareidentifiedbythewatercompany
– SolutionsarereachedthroughnegotiationbetweenthewatercompanyandtheDWI
– Ofwathastoprovideforthenecessaryworkswhendeterminingthepricerises.
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guardians of drinking water quality DRINKING WATER INSPECTORATE
PR14Outcomes
guardians of drinking water quality DRINKING WATER INSPECTORATE
SouthStaffsPerspective• Overallcompliancewithstandardsisgood–above
industryaverage
• 1significantdiscolourationeventin2011affecting
13,000peopleinWalsall
• 1seriouseventtodatein2012involvingriskof
CryptosporidiumatexSeedyMillWTW–
Enforcementcarriedout-formalNoticeissued
• 1significanteventtodatein2012–discolouration&lossofsupplyaffecting120,000peopleinTipton–
causedby3rdpartydamagetomain
• Withallcompanies,generalconcernsaboutmaintenanceofassets
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guardians of drinking water quality DRINKING WATER INSPECTORATE
CIR• AnnualChiefInspector sreportwillbepublishedon
12thJuly2012
• CentralArealaunchwillbeon18thJuly,12.30–
15.30atCCWater sOffice,VictoriaSquareHouse,VictoriaSquare,Birmingham
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Presenta(onto
SouthStaffordshireWater
CustomerChallengeGroup
TheEnvironmentAgency
July2012
PointstoCover
• TheEnvironmentandthePR14
• TheWaterFrameworkDirec9ve
• WaterResourcesManagementPlans
• IssuesforCCGtoConsider/Discuss
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TheEnvironmentandthePR14
UNCLASSIFIED
Investing in Water
• We are all benefiting from the tens of billions of pounds (nationally) that water
companies have invested to improve our water environment in the past twenty years.
• We have a reliable water supply, and wildlife such as otters and salmon making a
comeback in our rivers.
• But a changing climate and a growing population mean that there is still much to
do.
• Investment is needed to maintain existing standards and also to ensure that water
companies meet European and national standards related to water.
• Improvements to drinking water quality and the environment in the Environment Programme (2010-15) make up less than six per cent of the cost of the average
water bill (national figures).
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The Environment Agency and PR14 We are looking for:
– A resilient water industry that manages its infrastructure to reduce flood risk and meet the challenges
of growth, development and climate change
– No deterioration in the current quality of the
environment and catchments which are either at or moving towards good ecological status or potential
– A secure water supply with properly managed demands that ensures enough water for people and the environment
– Improvements in protected habitats.
TheWaterFrameworkDirec;ve
UNCLASSIFIED
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River Basin Management Planning and
the Water Framework Directive
• RiverBasinManagementPlanningistheprocessweusetoprotectandimprovethewaterenvironment
• ItisusedbytheEnvironmentAgencytomeettheobjec9vesoftheWaterFrameworkDirec;ve
• Itrecognisesthelinkbetweenpressuresontheenvironmentandtheecologicalresponse
WhatistheWaterFrameworkDirec;ve?
‐TheWaterFrameworkDirec;ve(WFD)putsecologyatthecentreofhowwemanage
andprotectthewaterenvironment
• Morenaturallyfunc9oningwaterbodies
• Moresustainableuseofwaterinrivers,groundwaterandwetlands
• Highqualityhabitatsforwildlife
• Nodeteriora;on:thestateofthewaterenvironmentmustnotfall(baseline2009)
‐ AllUKWater‐bodieshavetoachieve
‐ GoodStatusby2015,orwherejus9fiedbycriteriasetoutinDirec9veby2021,2027….*
FirstRiverBasinManagementPlanspublished2009
Itrequires“everyone”toworktogether
toprotect(nodeteriora;on)andimprovethe
waterenvironment(toGoodStatus).
.
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Severn
Humber
InMidlandsweareinTwoRiverBasins
Pressures
• Reasonsfornotmee9ngGoodstatusareknownaspressures
• InthefirstRBMP,ac9onstoinves;gatethereasonsforfailureandpressuresweredocumented
• Threetypesofinves9ga9on:– inves9gatetoconfirmthatthereisafailureofastandard,
gatheringinforma9ontobecomemorecertainthatthereisactuallyaproblem
– inves9gatetoestablishthecauseofafailureagainstastandard
– inves9gatewhatac;ontotaketobringcompliance
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Whataretheissuesweneedtotackle
toreachGoodStatus?
Wealsoneedtoprotectagainstdeteriora0on
Current Midlands Reason For Failure- May 2012
0 5 10 15 20 25 30
Oother pressuresInvasive non-native
Diffuse - otherNatural
FlowClassification Issues
Point - OtherDiffuse - Urban
Work in progressDiffuse - rural
Physical modificationPoint -Water Co
Percentage
*
*
* *
CatchmentSolu9ons
• Indevelopingsolu9onsweshouldlookforwiderbenefits.
• Byworkingincatchmentswithlandowners,throughvoluntaryini;a;vesandcatchmentsensi;vefarming,significantreduc9onstochemicalsinthewaterenvironmentcanbeachieved.
• Thistypeofworkcanalsobenefitrawwaterabstractors,helpingsecuretheirsupplyandreducingtreatmentcosts.
• AgoodexampleisworkSSWhavedoneinthepastintheRiverBlythecatchment.
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WaterResourcesManagementPlans
UNCLASSIFIED
UNCLASSIFIED
AReportbytheWaterCompanytoDEFRA,separateprocesstoPR14
Watercompanieshaveastatutorydutytoprepareandmaintainwater
resourcesmanagementplans.
Howwatercompaniesintendtomanagewatersupplytomeetpeople’s
needforwateroverthenext25yearswhileprovidingprotec9onforthe
waterenvironment.
TheEnvironmentAgencyproducesaframeworkforwatercompaniesto
followindevelopingtheirwaterresourcesmanagementplan(water
resourcesplanningguideline).
Watercompaniesarerequiredtopublicallyconsultontheirplans.
WaterResourcesManagementPlans
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BalancingSupplyandDemand
InformedbyPR09Inves9ga9ons/AppraisalsandwillinformPR14
PR14TimeframeandWFD
Q 1 Q 2 Q3 Q 4 Q1 Q2 Q 3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q 3 Q4 Q1 Q 2 Q 3 Q 4
Busine ss
plan(end Jan
2014)
Price
limits take
effe ct
C ompany
bu siness
plan
pr eparation
Timings in calendar years and quarters thereof
2014 20 15201 32012
Ofwat
FPL stateme nt
of principles
(1 5 May 2012)
Method ology consultation for
the next pr ice r eview
(end Oct 201 2)
Metho dology for the next
price review
(April 20 13)
Statem ent of Ob ligat ions
pu blish ed b y Defra
(August 2012)
Def ra and Wel sh Government actions in green text
EA act ions in red text
M inist eria l de cisions
on WFD RBMPs
(end Dec 201 5)
NEPph ase 2
( Feb 2013)
Bu sin ess plan
infor mation require ment s and
financial mo del
Final dete rminat ions
(Novemb er 2014)
Draft determinations
( June 2 014)
WFD dr aft RBMPs
6 Month
consultat io n s tarts
Customer enga geme nt and t esting
Business plan
in formatio n require ments
consultation
NEP phase 5
( Jan 201 6)
W FD SWMI
(June – Dec)
Con sultation
Social & Envir onm ental Guidanc e
and Str ategic Policy Statem ent
pu blish ed by Defra
( De cember 201 2)
NEP phase 1
( Au g 2012 )
NEP phas e 3
(Aug 201 3)
NEP pha se 4
(Dec 2 013)
Mi niste rial dec isions on WRM Ps
(Mar ch 20 14)
Dr aft WRM PDraf t WRPG
pub lishe d
WRPG
published
(June 2012)
WRMP consultatio n
an d Statem ent
of r esponse
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IssuesforCCGtoConsider/Discuss
UNCLASSIFIED
IssuesforCCGtoConsider/Discuss
• Understandthe9mingofSSWsWRMPcomparedwithRBMPs
andPR14.
• TherolethattheCCGwillplayinthepublicconsulta9onofthe
WRMPsandRBMPs.
(WorkingTogetherConsulta(onh3p://www.environment‐agency.gov.uk/research/planning/33254.aspx)
• Therolethecustomercanplayinsuppor9ngsolu9onsfor
Supply‐Demandbalanceandprotec9onofrawwatersupplieseg
catchmentmanagementsolu9ons.
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