Publications - O

Office of Water Services: resource accounts 2000-01 for the year ended 31 March 2001 21/11/01 (PDF - 160Kb) Office of Water Services: resource accounts 2001-02 for the year ended 31 March 2002 17/10/02 (PDF - 393Kb) Office of Water Services: resource accounts 2002-03 for the year ended 31 March 2003 16/10/03 (PDF - 699Kb) Office of Water Services: resource accounts 2003-04 for the year ended 31 March 2004 15/09/04 (PDF - 168Kb) Office of Water Services: resource accounts 2004-05 for the year ended 31 March 2005 19/07/05 (PDF - 205Kb) Office of Water Services: resource accounts 2005-06 for the year ended 31 March 2006 28/07/06 (PDF - 471Kb) Ofwat's comments on London Assembly Environment Committee's report "Down the drain: London's water usage and supply" 19/05/05 (PDF - 103Kb) Ofwat's evidence to the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee Inquiry into flooding 02/11/07 (Word - 94Kb) Ofwat's evidence to the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee inquiry into water pricing 06/10/04 (PDF - 238Kb) Ofwat's evidence to the Royal Commission study on the urban environment 17/08/05 (PDF - 198Kb) Ofwat's evidence to the Select Committee on the Constitution, House of Lords: The accountability of regulators to citizens and parliament 20/03/03 Ofwat's response to DCLG's consultation on planning for a sustainable future 17/08/07 (Word - 313Kb) Ofwat's response to DEFRA's consultation 'Protecting people and the environment from hazardous chemicals' 26/02/04 (Word - 21Kb) Ofwat's response to Defra's consultation 'Review of existing private sewers and drains in England and Wales' 03/10/03 Ofwat's response to DEFRA's consultation 'Water Framework Directive' 30/10/03 (Word - 23Kb) Ofwat's response to Defra's consultation on draft Code of Practice and local authority guide on odour nuisance from sewage treatment works 04/04/05 (PDF - 183Kb) Ofwat's response to Defra's consultation on improving surface water drainage 08/05/08 (Word - 372Kb) Ofwat's response to Defra's consultation on non-agricultural diffuse water pollution in England and Wales  04/06/07 (Word - 327Kb) Ofwat's response to Defra's consultation on phosphates in domestic laundry cleaning products in England 01/05/08 (Word - 323Kb) Ofwat's response to Defra's consultation on private sewers transfer – implementation options 24/10/07 (Word - 360Kb) Ofwat's response to Defra's consultation on proposed changes to powers to restrict non-essential uses of water 18/06/07 (Word - 322Kb) Ofwat's response to Defra's consultation on River Basin Planning Guidance Volume 2 29/05/08 (PDF - 111Kb) Ofwat's response to Defra's consultation on water metering in areas of serious water stress 02/05/07 (Word - 312Kb) Ofwat's response to Defra's consultation paper on mechanisms to deliver Water Framework Directive requirements on hydromorphology 31/05/07 Ofwat's response to DEFRA competition consultation paper 04/09/02 (PDF - 137Kb) Ofwat's response to DEFRA consultation on proposals for the statutory control of odour and other nuisance from sewage treatment works 12/03/03 (Word - 62Kb) Ofwat's response to Department of Environment, Transport and the Regions' consultation on the draft Water Bill 31/01/01 (PDF - 38Kb) Ofwat's response to DTI white paper, "Productivity and enterprise - a world class competition regime" 15/10/01 (PDF - 52Kb) Ofwat's response to DTI/ HM Treasury review of concurrent competition powers in sectoral regulation 14/12/06 (PDF - 133Kb) Ofwat's response to DTLR consultation on draft regulations: "the New Road and Street Works Act 1991 - section 74A - charges for occupation of the highway" 12/10/01 (PDF - 20Kb) Ofwat's response to Environment Agency's consultation on identifying areas of water stress 02/05/07 (Word - 1.3Mb) Ofwat's response to Greater London Authority's Drought in London report 22/09/06 (PDF - 219Kb) Ofwat's response to House of Lords Science and Technology Committee report on water management 06/09/06 (Word - 114Kb) Ofwat's response to Oftel's consultation 'The granting of the electronic communications code' 29/05/03 (PDF - 44Kb) Ofwat's response to the Better Regulation Executive's consultation: Regulatory justice - Sanctioning in a post-Hampton world 20/02/06 (Word - 39Kb) Ofwat's response to the Competition Commission's consultation on water merger references 01/11/04 (Word - 38.5Kb) Ofwat's response to the DEFRA's consultation: Draft Regulations to Transpose Amendments to the IPPC Directive made by the Public Participation Directive 27/04/05 (Word - 25Kb) Ofwat's response to the DEFRA's consultation: Evidence and innovation strategy 2005-08 19/01/06 Ofwat's response to the Defra consultation on the implementation of the revised Bathing Water Directive (rBWD) 18/02/08 (PDF - 30Kb) Ofwat's response to the Department for Transport's consultation: Traffic Management Act 2004 27/04/05 (Word - 63Kb) Ofwat's response to the Department of Transport's consultation on network management duty 01/10/04 (PDF- 50.8Kb) Ofwat's response to the EA's consultation: The water for life and livelihoods 04/05/05 (Word - 30Kb) Ofwat's response to the Environment Agency's consultation 'Review of the water abstraction charges scheme' 07/04/04 Ofwat's response to the Environment Agency's consultation on water resources strategy 02/11/07 (Word - 336Kb) Ofwat's response to the Environment Agency's consultation document 'Trading Water Rights' 23/10/03 (Word - 29Kb) Ofwat's response to the Government's review of charging consultation paper " Water charging in England and Wales - A new approach" 14/05/98 Ofwat's response to the National Consumer Council's draft forward work programme 09/09/08 (PDF - 28Kb) Ofwat's response to the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister's consultation on "A draft practical guide to the strategic environmental directive" 08/11/04 (Word - 22Kb) Ofwat's response to the Pesticide Safety Directorate consultation on the proposed consolidation of plant protection and pesticide legislation: inclusion of regulation on record keeping in draft regulations 29/11/07 (Word - 310Kb) Ofwat's response to the Pesticides Safety Directorate consultation: A draft national strategy for the sustainable use of plant protection products 13/07/05 (PDF - 93Kb) Ofwat's response to the The Pitt Review's learning lessons from the 2007 floods consultation 10/04/08 (Word - 369Kb) Ofwat's response to the Welsh Assembly Government's consultation on 'The street works (Charges for Unreasonably Prolonged Occupation of the Highway) (Wales) regulations 2003' 22/05/03 (Word - 24Kb) Ofwat's response to the Welsh Assembly Government's consultation on 'The street works (recovery of costs) (Wales) regulations 2003' 07/05/03 (Word - 20Kb) Ofwat's response to the Welsh Assembly Government's consultation on 'The street works (sharing of costs of works) (Wales) regulations 2003' 07/05/03 (Word - 22Kb) Ofwat's response to the Welsh Assembly Government's consultation: Traffic Management Act 2004 27/04/05 (Word - 63Kb) Ofwat's review of competition in the water and sewerage industries: Part II 16/05/08 Closing date: 29 August 2008 Ofwat's strategy: taking a forward look 01/04/08 Ofwat's written representation to the Planning Inspectorate on appeals by United Utilities against modified discharge consents for combined sewer overflows at Princess Parkway/M60, Manchester; nr Harrisons Farm, Adlington and Bacup/Rawtenstall Boundary 16/11/06 Submitted to the Planning Inspectorate on 12 September 2006 (PDF - 381Kb) Ofwat annual report 1997: summary 18/06/98 Ofwat annual report 1998 22/06/99 (PDF - 1.7Mb) Ofwat annual report 1999-2000 11/05/00 (PDF - 790Kb) Ofwat annual report 1999-2000: summary 11/05/00 Ofwat annual report 2000-01 09/05/01 (PDF - 833Kb) Ofwat annual report 2001-02 22/05/02 (PDF - 567Kb) Ofwat annual report 2002-03 22/05/03 (PDF - 417Kb) Ofwat annual report 2003-04 29/04/04 (PDF - 505Kb) Ofwat annual report 2003-04: survey 29/04/04 Ofwat annual report 2004-05 09/06/05 (PDF - 763Kb) Ofwat annual report 2005-06 11/05/06 (PDF - 677Kb) Ofwat annual report 2006-07 28/06/07 (PDF - 3.8Mb) Ofwat annual report 2007-08 26/06/08 Ofwat forward programme 1999-2000 to 2001-02 31/03/99 Ofwat forward programme 2000-01 07/04/00 (PDF - 57Kb) Ofwat forward programme 2000-01: draft for consultation 10/02/00 Ofwat forward programme 2001-02 27/03/01 (PDF - 212Kb) Ofwat forward programme 2001-02: draft for consultation 09/11/00 (PDF - 118Kb) Ofwat forward programme 2002-03 to 2004-05 21/03/02 (PDF - 442Kb) Ofwat forward programme 2002-03 to 2004-05: draft for consultation 05/11/01 (PDF - 222Kb) Ofwat forward programme 2003-04 to 2005-06 31/03/03 (PDF - 406Kb) Ofwat forward programme 2003-04 to 2005-06: draft for consultation 12/11/02 (PDF - 363Kb) Ofwat forward programme 2003-04 to 2005-06: summary 31/03/03 Ofwat forward programme 2004-05 to 2006-07 31/03/04 (PDF - 457Kb) Ofwat forward programme 2004-05 to 2006-07: draft for consultation 31/10/03 (PDF - 394Kb) Ofwat forward programme 2005-06 to 2007-08 14/04/05 (PDF - 294Kb) Ofwat forward programme 2005-06 to 2007-08: draft for consultation 10/01/05 Closing date: 4 March 2005 (PDF - 397Kb) Ofwat forward programme 2006-07 to 2008-09 30/06/06 (PDF - 1Mb) Ofwat forward programme 2006-07 to 2008-09: draft for consultation 13/04/06 Closing date: 25 May 2006 (PDF - 336Kb) Ofwat forward programme 2007-08 to 2009-10 05/04/07 Ofwat forward programme 2009-10 to 2011-12 – draft for consultation 30/10/08 Closing date: 22 January 2009 Ofwat methodological framework for calculating present value schemes costs to contribute to Cost Benefit Appraisal 12/09/03 (Word - 83Kb) Ofwat response to Defra's consultation paper, "Miscellaneous amendments to the pollution prevention and control regulations 2000" 10/01/07 (Word - 300Kb) Ofwat response to Defra's consultation paper, "options for implementing Environmental Liability Directive" 02/03/07 Ofwat response to Defra consultation on the reductions for vulnerable groups - Cover letter 09/05/03 (Word - 21Kb) Ofwat response to Defra consultation on the reductions for vulnerable groups 09/05/03 (Word - 67Kb) Ofwat response to draft CCWater forward work programme 2006-07 to 2008-09 24/02/06 (Word - 28Kb) Ofwat response to Office of the Deputy Prime Minister's consultation paper, "Proposals for introducing a code for sustainable homes" 28/02/06 (Word - 68Kb) Ofwat response to Office of the Deputy Prime Minister's consultation paper, The 'GLA Review' 08/02/06 (Word - 30Kb) Ofwat response to the Defra consultation paper "Regulatory impact assessment for a proposed water framework directive daughter directive on priority substances" 03/04/07 (Word - 312Kb) Ofwat response to the DWI consultation paper "Amendment of the Water Supply (Water Quality) Regulations 2000 and the Water Supply (Water Quality) Regulations 2001" 03/04/07 (Word - 330Kb) Ofwat response to the Environment Agency's consultation paper, "Risked based regulation of discharges to water: Encouraging better environmental performance by business" 14/03/07 (Word - 42Kb) Ofwat response to the United Kingdom Technical Advisory Group (UKTAG) consultation on UK environmental standards and conditions (phase 1) 20/04/06 (Word - 31Kb) Ofwat response to WRc's consultation on water efficiency in new buildings 02/05/07 (Word - 379Kb) Ofwat review of the financial position of Northumbrian Water Ltd: Conclusion 12/07/04 (PDF - 76Kb) Ofwat rewards Essex and Suffolk Water for water efficiency (Ofwat press notice PN 52/01) 01/11/01 Ofwat stakeholder research: Final report 16/05/03 Report commissioned by Ofwat from Eureka! Research (Word - 240Kb) Ofwat statement on the June 2007 flooding in Hull 18/03/08 Ofwat statement to the planning inquiry for the appeal by Thames Water Utilities Ltd of the rejection of planning permission for land at Beckton sewage treatment works 05/06/06 (PDF - 157Kb) Ofwat study into the effects of regulatory policy on company investment decision-making 27/03/03 Report commissioned by Ofwat from SWC Consulting Ltd (Word - 63Kb) Ofwat work plan 1998-99 01/05/98 Ofwat WSL implementation project: post implementation review and lessons learned 16/03/06 (PDF - 57Kb) Ofwat's evidence to the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee's inquiry into water pricing 16/10/03 (PDF - 173Kb) Ofwat's future strategy for customer charges for water and sewerage services: consultation conclusions 28/08/08 Ofwat's initial submission to the Competition Commission following the acquisition of South East Water by Utilities Trust of Australia and Hastings Diversified Utilities Fund 10/01/07 (Word - 591Kb) Ofwat's response to the Competition Commission's notice of possible remedies under rule 11 of the CC's rules of procedure 30/04/07 (Word - 44Kb) Ofwat's response to the Competition Commission's South East Water/Mid Kent Water merger inquiry: Provisional findings report under rule 10 of the CC's rules of procedure 30/04/07 (Word - 72Kb) Ofwat's response to the Environmental Audit Committee seventh report, "Water prices and the environment"  25/03/01 Optimum entity size in the water industry of England and Wales: A review of factors which influence the size of companies 10/07/02 Report commissioned by Ofwat from Strategic Management Consultants (Word - 580Kb) Outcomes of Ofwat's internal review of market competition in the water sector 04/04/07 This paper sets out the findings of our internal review of competition in the water sector, which focused on the water supply licensing regime but also covered inset appointments and self-lay. The paper also explains the actions that we will take in response to our findings (PDF-175Kb)