This report by Biggar Economics assesses the impact of nationalisation of water companies in England could have on the devolved nations of Wales and Scotland.

This in-depth report by Global Water Intelligence explores the performance of water sectors throughout Europe. The report is exceptional because of the robustness of its data and because it shows clear trends since 1990.

Outcome Delivery Incentives (ODIs) were introduced at PR14, marking a distinct break from Ofwat’s previous approach to service delivery – which had broadly focussed on the delivery of defined outputs, with penalties when regulatory targets were missed. This report from Fast Track Squared sets out how ODIs have delivered better outcomes for both customers and the environment, and how they might be developed in order to provide continuing benefits in future.

The role that System Operators might play in the water sector has been considered for several years, but remains very much an open questions. This report produced by Severn Trent, Thames Water and United Utilities aims to promote discussion how System Operators might evolve in the water sector.

Our April 2010 publication, Changing Course, sets out our views on addressing the current challenges faced by the UK water industry.

Water is becoming increasingly scarce. We want to safeguard this resource  by making the best possible use of it.  This includes water trading.

We’ve published the Water Framework Directive report to set out how environmental legislation can be implemented in a way that delivers significant environmental improvements

Our April 2012 publication, Changing Course, sets out our views on addressing the current challenges faced by the UK water industry. 

Since privatisation, the water industry has delivered huge investment, without adding to public debt.

As part of its Water 2020 Programme, Ofwat is continuing its journey of cost discovery in order to facilitate upstream market reform. 

Ofwat asked Severn Trent to look at the issue of Access Pricing; working with Oxera, we have put forward proposals for reform which - we believe - could enable competition to develop without undermining the resilience of the industry.

Severn Trent has today published Charting a sustainable course which aims to shine a light on the main policy issues facing the water sector and promote a constructive debate about its future

The question of whether price controls should index with RPI or CPI inflation has featured in numerous price reviews over the last 10-15 years. Until recently, regulators were unanimous in their view that RPI was the better index, but this consensus has started to fracture recently

We welcome the opportunity to help develop a more productive approach. The report we have developed looks at ways in which the regulatory framework could encourage companies to adopt the best solutions for their customers:

We regularly respond to consultations by our regulators, stakeholders and Government.By responding to consultations, we aim to make a constructive contribution to how policies on water industry issues develop.

The second in our Charting a Sustainable Course series of publications looks at how the regulatory incentives for the water sector could be enhanced further to deliver better outcomes for customers. 

This report aims to assist with the development and review of potential cost models for use at PR19 by providing a high-level framework for testing the extent to which different econometric models can be expected to capture underlying cost drivers.

This report examines the potential impact on UK savers if water and energy networks were re-nationalised at below fair value.  It has been produced by global economic consultancy, NERA.