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| Author | : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee |
| Publisher | : The Stationery Office |
| Total Pages | : 164 |
| Release | : 2009-07-24 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 9780215540409 |
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A report in which the Committee calls on the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) to review Ofwat's entire remit so that the regulatory regime will keep pace with the changes set to follow from greater competition and the challenge posed by scarcer water resources.
| Author | : Great Britain |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2009 |
| Genre | : Water |
| ISBN | : |
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| Author | : Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 21 |
| Release | : 2009-10-19 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9780215541291 |
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Government response to HC 554-I, session 2008-09 (ISBN 9780215540263)
| Author | : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee |
| Publisher | : The Stationery Office |
| Total Pages | : 60 |
| Release | : 2009-07-22 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 9780215540263 |
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The Committee calls on Defra to review Ofwat's entire remit so that the regulatory regime will keep pace with the changes set to follow from greater competition and the challenge posed by scarcer water resources. On the matter of surface water drainage, Ofwat should have intervened to ensure a more measured set price increases for this service were levied on sports clubs, churches and voluntary organisations by water companies in recent months. Ofwat and the Government should explore how the costs of highway drainage - currently born by water customers - could be shared with local taxpayers who benefit from the service. Uncertainties created by the Cave and Walker reviews (both of which reported during the current Price Review) along with changes to the regulatory regime proposed in the draft Flood and Water Management Bill may have hampered the ability of water companies to raise money on the capital markets in a manner likely to push up customer bills. Warning of water scarcity in the South and East of England, the Committee calls for the creation of a 'water efficiency obligation' to ensure the regulatory regime emphasises the need to preserve resources and to rewards customers who install efficiency measures. Other recommendations are made on the uneven regional impacts of investment in water infrastructure, the impacts of climate change, and the issue of transparency, from the price review process itself to how well Ofwat currently requires companies to demonstrate they undertake effective consultation with consumers during business planning.
| Author | : Mohamad Mova Al'Afghani |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 251 |
| Release | : 2016-08-12 |
| Genre | : Law |
| ISBN | : 1317396383 |
Download Legal Frameworks for Transparency in Water Utilities Regulation Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Transparency in the regulation of water utilities is essential in order to ensure quality and fairness. This book explores and compares different regulatory arrangements in the water utilities sectors in three jurisdictions to determine which regulatory and ownership model is most transparent and why. The three jurisdictions considered are England (UK), Victoria (Australia) and Jakarta (Indonesia). Following an introduction to the importance of transparency in water utilities regulation, the book provides an overview of the three chosen jurisdictions and their legal and institutional frameworks. Through a comparison of these the author explores the contested and difficult terrain of "privatization", as (often) opposed to public ownership, in which it is shown that the relationships between transparency and ownership models are not as clear-cut as might be assumed. Chapters consider various aspects and outcomes of the regulatory process and the role of transparency, including topics such as regulators' internal governance mechanisms, utilities corporate governance, licensing and information flow, freedom of information and transparency in tariffs and pricing, as well as customer service. The book concludes with a summary of lessons learned to inform the refinement of transparency in utilities regulation.
| Author | : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Environmental Audit Committee |
| Publisher | : The Stationery Office |
| Total Pages | : 258 |
| Release | : 2010-03-25 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 9780215545220 |
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Climate projections show that Britain can expect wetter winters, drier summers and a higher likelihood of flash-floods, heat waves and droughts. Yet adaptation to climate change has been given only a fraction of the attention that has gone into reducing greenhouse gases. The Government must build awareness and support for the wide-ranging and urgent programme of action that is needed to protect people, property and prosperity and safeguard the natural environment. Adapting infrastructure and homes will be expensive. To maintain current levels of flood protection for homes, real terms spending on flood defences will need to increase from its current level of around £600 million per annum to around £1 billion in 2035. Estimates in 2009 suggest that by the end of the century around £7 billion may be needed to improve the Thames flood barrier and tidal defences. New homes being built now must be designed to cope with the inevitable changes in climate over the next 50 - 80 years. The Government must make adaptation and mitigation more central to the planning system. New developments should only be permitted if they are suited to future climates. Existing homes will also need to be adapted so that they are comfortable during hotter summers and better protected against the risk of flooding. The Government must help to kick start an integrated retro-fitting programme that covers adaptation, water efficiency and energy efficiency. Green infrastructure - such as water storage, greater tree cover and more open green spaces - must also be promoted.
| Author | : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons |
| Publisher | : The Stationery Office |
| Total Pages | : 336 |
| Release | : 2010-01-27 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 9780215543608 |
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On cover and title page: House, committees of the whole House, general committees and select committees
| Author | : Colin A. Booth |
| Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
| Total Pages | : 487 |
| Release | : 2014-03-31 |
| Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
| ISBN | : 1118809114 |
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Water management is a key environmental issue in controlling of floods and reducing droughts. This book provides analysis of the main issues, offering solutions and describing good practice. Water Resources for the Built Environment: management issues and solutions develops an appreciation of the diverse, complex and current themes of the water resources debate across the built environment, urban development and management continuum. The integration of physical and environmental sciences, combined with social, economic and political sciences, provide a unique resource, useful to policy experts, scientists, engineers and subject enthusiasts. By taking an interdisciplinary approach, water resources issues and impacts on the built environment are presented in the inventive and strategic setting of considering the constraints of delivering potable water to an ever-demanding society who, at the same time, are increasingly aware of living in an urban landscape where excessive surface water creates a flood threatened environment – hence, the need to portray a balance between ‘too little vs. too much’. This unique approach to the water resources debate presents a multifaceted collection of chapters that address the contemporary concomitant issues of water shortage and urban flooding and proffers solutions specifically for the built environment. The book is structured into three parts: the first part (Sections 2, 3 and 4) addresses management issues and solutions to minimise water shortages and provide water security for society; whilst the second part of the book (Sections 5 and 6) addresses management issues and solutions to control excessive rainfall and minimise flooding impacts. The third part (Section 7) contextualises the issues of the earlier sections within international case studies from the developing world.
| Author | : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee |
| Publisher | : The Stationery Office |
| Total Pages | : 134 |
| Release | : 2010-12-22 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 9780215555724 |
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Government must act to tackle the twin challenges of protecting over five million properties from flooding and maintaining clean, reliable and affordable water supplies. The Committee is concerned that the Government has cut flood defence funding and will in future require communities to pay a greater contribution towards the defences from which they benefit. At a time of budgetary constraint, the committee believes there is no certainty that this funding gap can be filled. The report tells Ministers they must: spell out how the Government will deliver its pledge to focus public money for flood defence on those communities at greatest risk and least able to protect themselves; ensure adequate and stable funding for local authorities and other agencies given new responsibilities under the Flood and Water Management Act 2010 to plan for and respond to flood events. The report calls on the Government to sharpen the regulatory framework for the water industry to ensure it places customers' views at the heart of a future strategy that will deliver improved affordability and water efficiency. Ministers should: clarify the role for social tariffs in helping those who have difficulty paying their water bills; implement a solution that brings down bills for customers in regions where water charges are at present disproportionately high due to the need for large-scale capital investment in sewage systems; publish a strategy to implement a wider programme of metering and variable tariffs designed to improve water efficiency while protecting those on low incomes from unaffordable price rises.
| Author | : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Liaison Committee |
| Publisher | : The Stationery Office |
| Total Pages | : 164 |
| Release | : 2010-03-16 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 9780215544742 |
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work of committees In 2008-09 : Second report of session 2009-10, report, together with formal minutes and Appendices
