Periodic Review 2004: Chronological list of publications

11/08/05  Press release by Review of 2004 Periodic Review Steering Group (PDF - 110Kb) 11/08/05  Report by independent Steering Group into the conduct of the 2004 Ofwat periodic review 22/04/05  IB 09/05: Summaries of companies' monitoring plans published 21/04/05  Your views on Ofwat's Periodic review 2004 12/04/05  Company monitoring plans for 2005-10 10/03/05  PN 03/05: Bill increases necessary to safeguard essential services 14/02/05  Household charges 2005-06: Company specific briefing sheets 01/02/05  PN 02/05: Water companies not appealing against Ofwat's price limits 14/01/05  IB 03/05: Terms of reference agreed for Ofwat's review of Periodic Review 2004 14/01/05  Review of Periodic Review 2004 Steering Group: terms of reference (Word - 29Kb) 17/12/04  RD 25/04: Monitoring plan 2005-10 17/12/04  AMP 4: Company's monitoring plan for 2005-10 - Reporting requirements 02/12/04  Future water and sewerage charges 2005-10: Final determinations 02/12/04  PR04 newsletter: Setting water and sewerage price limits for 2005-10: Final determinations (PDF- 136Kb) 02/12/04  Philip Fletcher speech: Water and sewerage charges 2005-10 - Final determinations, London, 2 December 2004 (PowerPoint - 306Kb) 02/12/04  PR04 Final determinations - Company letters 02/12/04  MD 197: AMP4 change protocol 02/12/04  AMP4 change protocol: Principles and outline procedures for confirming changes in funded improvement programmes during the AMP4 period (2005-10) (PDF - 234Kb) 02/12/04  PR04 final determination: Quality enhancement project schedules 02/12/04  PR04 final determination cost drivers/policy codes 04/10/04  Water pricing review: Government publishes final guidance Final guidance from the Secretary of State to the Director General of Water Services: 2004 periodic review of price limits 09/09/04  Future water and sewerage charges 2005-10 - Draft determinations - Correction (Word - 270Kb) 06/09/04  Capital maintenance review: Independent assessment of Ofwat's PR04 process initial review - May 2004 Report commissioned by Ofwat from Mott MacDonald (PDF - 584Kb) 06/09/04  Capital maintenance review: Independent assessment of Ofwat PR04 process to draft determination Report commissioned by Ofwat from Mott MacDonald (PDF - 241Kb) 11/08/04  PR04 newsletter: Setting water and sewerage price limits for 2005-10: Draft determinations - Welsh version (PDF - 133Kb) 10/08/04  RD 16/04: PR04 - Independent review of Ofwat's process for evaluating company's capital maintenance plans 05/08/04  PR04 draft determination total operating expenditure tables (PDF - 53Kb) 05/08/04  PR04 draft determination cost drivers/policy codes 05/08/04  Forecasting Optional Metering Uptake (edited sections for Ofwat website) Report commissioned by Ofwat from Europe Economics 05/08/04  Future water and sewerage charges 2005-10: Draft determinations - Summary (PDF - 2.1Mb) 05/08/04  Future water and sewerage charges 2005-10: Draft determinations 05/08/04  PR04 newsletter: Setting water and sewerage price limits for 2005-10: Draft determinations (PDF - 127Kb) 05/08/04  Philip Fletcher Speech: Future water and sewerage charges 2005-10 - Draft determinations, London, 5 August 2004 05/08/04  PR04 Draft Determinations - Company letters 05/08/04  MD 194: Proposed licence modifications: Conclusions 05/08/04  MD 193: AMP4 change protocol - draft 03/08/04  Review of the impact of general decline in pensions funds on RPI Report commissioned by Ofwat from Europe Economics (PDF - 40Kb) 11/06/04  RD 12/04: An investigation into opex productivity trends and causes in the water industry in England and Wales - 1992-93 to 2002-03 10/06/04  Investigation into opex productivity trends and causes in the water industry in England and Wales: 1992-93 to 2002-03. Main report - final Report commissioned by Ofwat from Stone & Webster Consultants (PDF - 773Kb) 21/05/04  PR04 newsletter: Setting water and sewerage price limits for 2005-10: Public summary of companies' final business plans (PDF - 10Kb) 11/05/04  Periodic review 2004: water & sewerage companies' final business plans - one page summaries 15/04/04  RD 09/04: Publication of Part D of final business plan 26/03/04  MD 191: Our conclusions on rewarding outperformance and handling under performance 19/03/04  MD 190: Further guidance to companies for final business plans 11/03/04  Principal guidance from the Secretary of State to the Director General of Water Services. 2004 periodic review of water price limits 09/03/04  Aquarius 3: input guide Version 5.4 (Excel file contained in ZIP file) This file is for users of Aquarius 3 (Zip - 714Kb) 03/03/04  MD 189: Proposed licence modifications consultation 06/02/04  Advice to inform the principal guidance on scale and timing of further quality enhancements: open letter to the Welsh Assembly Government (PDF - 183Kb) 06/02/04  Cyngor i hysbysu'r prif ganllawiau ar raddfa ac amseru gwelliannau ansawdd pellach (PDF - 187Kb) 05/02/04  Final business plan reporting requirements 05/02/04  Final business plan reporting requirements: Contents 04/02/04  Responses to Setting water and sewerage price limits: A joint statement - Consultation paper 21/01/04  RD 02/04: Measured/unmeasured tariff differential: conclusions 16/01/04  Aquarius 3: financial model -final business plan version - letter to RDs 15/01/04  Investigation into evidence for economies of scale in the water and sewerage industry in England and Wales Report commissioned by Ofwat from Stone & Webster Consultants (PDF - 1Mb) 09/01/04  RD 01/04: 2004 Periodic Review - External review of reporters 09/01/04  External review of the reporters' audit of water company draft business plans - Summer 2003 Report commissioned by Ofwat from Babtie (PDF - 262Kb) 23/12/03  RD 42/03: PR04 - Early start initiative: capital works to be completed by March 2007 22/12/03  Structure of the water industry in England: does it remain fit for purpose? Joint Defra and Ofwat study 22/12/03  Aquarius 3: pre-audit version - letter to RDs 19/12/03  MD 188: Water price 2005-10 - advice to inform the principal guidance on scale and timing of further quality enhancements 19/12/03  Advice to inform the principal guidance on scale and timing of further quality enhancements: open letter to Ministers (Word - 293Kb) 18/12/03  RD 41/03: Further work on the potential scope for future efficiency 18/12/03  PR04: Scope for efficiency improvement - uncertainties and measurement issues Report commissioned by Ofwat from Europe Economics (PDF - 649Kb) 18/12/03  PR04: Scope for efficiency improvement - final report to Ofwat Report commissioned by Ofwat from London Economics, Black & Veatch Consulting and Professor Maurice F Shutler (PDF - 3.6Mb) 18/12/03  RD 40/03: Consultation - AMP4 monitoring plan information requirements 18/12/03  AMP4 monitoring plan for 2005-10: company strategy for 2005-2010 - its commitments on drinking water quality, environmental improvements, services to customers, maintaining serviceability to customers and prices See also AMP4 monitoring plan for 2005-10: company strategy for 2005-2010. Tables (Word - 226Kb) 18/12/03  AMP4 monitoring plan for 2005-10: company strategy for 2005-2010 - its commitments on drinking water quality, environmental improvements, services to customers, maintaining serviceability to customers and prices. Tables (Excel - 91Kb) 17/12/03  Aquarius 3: pre-audit version - letter to RDs 16/12/03  Customer research 2003: periodic review - national report. Final report Research study conducted for Defra, Welsh Assembly Government, Ofwat, WaterVoice, Water UK, Environment Agency, Drinking Water Inspectorate, English Nature, Wildlife and Countryside Link by MVA in association with WRc (PDF - 3.6Mb) 16/12/03  Customer research 2003: periodic review - national report. Executive summary Research study conducted for Defra, Welsh Assembly Government, Ofwat, WaterVoice, Water UK, Environment Agency, Drinking Water Inspectorate, English Nature, Wildlife and Countryside Link by MVA in association with WRc (PDF - 289Kb) 16/12/03  Customer research 2003: periodic review - company results. Final report Research study conducted for Defra, Welsh Assembly Government, Ofwat, WaterVoice, Water UK, Environment Agency, Drinking Water Inspectorate, English Nature, Wildlife and Countryside Link by MVA in association with WRc (PDF - 1.5Mb) 10/12/03  Updating the overall performance assessment (OPA) - a consultation (PDF - 510Kb) 28/11/03  PR04 business plan reporting requirements - working draft 18/11/03  Investigation into the costs of sewer flooding alleviation schemes Report commissioned by Ofwat from Babtie (Word - 541Kb) 12/11/03  Aquarius 3 and the information capture system for final business plans: letter to RDs 16/10/03  Setting water and sewerage price limits for 2005-10: Overview of companies' draft business plans (PDF - 655Kb) 16/10/03  PR04 newsletter: Setting water and sewerage price limits for 2005-10: Overview of companies' draft business plans (PDF - 68Kb) 12/09/03  RD 34/03: Periodic review 2004 cost benefit assessment for "Choices will be made" and "Subject to policy decisions" schemes- The context and methodology 12/09/03  Ofwat methodological framework for calculating present value schemes costs to contribute to Cost Benefit Appraisal (Word - 83Kb) 10/09/03  Periodic review 2004: water & sewerage companies' draft business plans - one page summaries. Reporters' reports 03/09/03  Periodic review 2004: water & sewerage companies' draft business plans - one page summaries 12/08/03  Setting water and sewerage price limits - A joint statement from Ofwat, DEFRA, Welsh Assembly Government, Drinking Water Inspectorate, Environment Agency, English Nature, Countryside Council for Wales 23/07/03  RD 28/03: PR04 draft business plan - issues for summer/autumn 2003 07/07/03  RD 27/03: Periodic review 2004 - overall check on the level of depreciation 02/07/03  RD 26/03: 2004 Periodic review - external review of reporters 02/07/03  External review of reporters: PR04 draft business plan terms of reference (PDF - 73Kb) 27/06/03  RD 25/03: Proposed modification of licence Condition B 24/06/03  MD 187: Periodic review 2004 - A further consultation on incentive mechanisms rewarding future out-performance and handling under-performance of regulatory expectations 24/06/03  Further consultation on incentive mechanisms: rewarding future out-performance and handling under-performance of regulatory expectations - a consultation paper (PDF - 749Kb) 12/06/03  RD 24/03: 2004 periodic review - feedback on draft business plans 05/06/03  RD 22/03: Periodic review 2004 - capital cost base feedback May 2003 05/06/03  Capital works unit costs in the water industry: Feedback on our analysis of the March 2003 water company cost base submissions Annex 1 not included, and can be found below (PDF - 624Kb) 05/06/03  Capital works unit costs in the water industry: Feedback on our analysis of the March 2003 water company cost base submissions. Annex 1: Standard cost histograms (Excel - 702Kb) 19/05/03  RD 21/03: Reporters and auditors joint workshop 20 15/05/03  Business Plan 2004: information requirements - final definitions 09/05/03  RD 19/03: Aquarius 3 financial model 07/05/03  RD 18/03: Reference plan packages A & B 22/04/03  RD 16/03: Hardware and software requirements for Aquarius 3 financial model and the draft business plan 2003 information capture system 15/04/03  RD 15/03: 'Environmental drivers for the 2004 periodic review' version 3 - Potential drivers for AMP4 and beyond 11/04/03  Environmental Drivers for the 2004 Periodic Review 04/04/03  Business Plan 2004 - initial consultation on the draft Business Plan information requirements 04/04/03  Business Plan 2004: information requirements - results of consultation 28/03/03  Gosod Cyfyngiadau Prisiau Dwr a Charthffosiaeth ar gyfer 2005-10:Fframwaith ac Ymdriniaeth - Crynodeb Gweithredol (PDF - 138Kb) 27/03/03  Ofwat study into the effects of regulatory policy on company investment decision-making Report commissioned by Ofwat from SWC Consulting Ltd (Word - 63Kb) 27/03/03  Setting water and sewerage price limits for 2005-10: Framework and approach 27/03/03  Setting water and sewerage price limits for 2005-10: Framework and approach - Executive summary 27/03/03  Setting water and sewerage price limits for 2005-10: Framework and approach - Summary of consultation responses and our conclusions 27/03/03  MD 184: PR04 - Setting water and sewerage price limits for 2005-10 27/03/03  PR04 newsletter: Setting water and sewerage price limits for 2005-10 - Framework and approach 27/03/03  RD 12/03: PR04 - Scope for efficiency improvement in the water and sewerage industries - report for Ofwat by Europe Economics Closing date: 15 September 2006 27/03/03  Scope for efficiency improvement in the water and sewerage industries - report for Ofwat by Europe Economics 27/03/03  RD 11/03: PR04 business plan information requirements - feedback on the consultation 27/03/03  PR04 business plan information requirements - responses to the consultation 06/02/03  PR04 business plan cost base: supplement to the draft business plan information requirements 27/01/03  RD 03/03: Reporters and auditors joint workshop 19 20/11/02  RD 31/02: Aquarius 3 financial model 15/11/02  2004 periodic review: research into customers' views (PDF - 556Kb) 15/11/02  Arolwg ysbeidiol: Terfynol (24/06/02) - Holiadur Rhif (PDF - 178Kb) 31/10/02  Capital structure of water companies: final report to Ofwat by Oxera Amended version supplied by Oxera. (minor table number errors corrected) (PDF - 286Kb) 28/10/02  RD 29/02: Consultation - PR04 business plan information requirements 28/10/02  PR04 business plan 15/10/02  Setting the price limits for 2005-10: framework and approach - a consultation paper (PDF - 3.2Mb) 15/10/02  Setting the price limits for 2005-10: framework and approach - a consultation paper (Executive summary, English version) (PDF - 304Kb) 15/10/02  Newsletter: Setting price limits for 2005-10 - Framework and approach (PDF - 50Kb) 15/10/02  Gosod cyfyngiadau prisiau ar gyfer 2005-10: Fframwaith a dulliau (Crynodeb gweithredol) (PDF - 115Kb) 04/10/02  RD 27/02: Aquarius 3 financial model 20/09/02  RD 25/02: 'Environmental drivers for the 2004 periodic review' version 2 - potential drivers for AMP4 and beyond 21/08/02  RD 22/02: Revaluation of assets for the periodic review in 2004 15/07/02  PR04 - Phase four - Implementation of price limits and evaluation of periodic review 2004 15/07/02  PR04 - Phase three - Decisions and determinations 15/07/02  PR04 - Phase two - Assessment of draft business plans and market research 15/07/02  IB 02/02: Date set for launch of water price limits review 02/07/02  PN 52/02: Major stakeholders seek customers' views on the water industry 02/07/02  Price limits: what are they and how can they be changed? Rev ed 28/06/02  MD 179: Logging up and down - dealing with shortfalls in outputs and new requirements between periodic reviews 28/06/02  Logging up and down: dealing with shortfalls in outputs and new requirements between periodic reviews - a consultation paper (PDF - 233Kb) 28/06/02  RD 20/02: Responses to RD09/02 - "Bulk supplies, competition and periodic review incentives" 28/06/02  RD 19/02: Responses to 'RD05/02 - the approach to depreciation for the periodic review in 2004'. Annex 1 (PDF - 147Kb) 28/06/02  RD 19/02: Responses to 'RD05/02 - the approach to depreciation for the periodic review in 2004' 28/06/02  PR04 information requirement: capital maintenance tables (Excel - 75Kb) Also available on CD priced at £5.00 + VAT (£5.88) 28/06/02  IB 01/02: Ofwat consults on logging up and down 20/06/02  PR04 information requirement: capital maintenance return (Word - 212Kb) Also available on CD-ROM [version 1.0 from Ofwat Library]; cost £5.00 + VAT [total cost £5.88] 28/05/02  RD 17/02: Capital maintenance method statements 08/05/02  Maintaining serviceability to customers in England and Wales: an update on serviceability indicators and measures (PDF - 259Kb) 08/05/02  Maintaining serviceability to customers in England and Wales: Development of spatial indicators for regulatory reporting (PDF - 197Kb) 08/05/02  RD 15/02: Maintaining serviceability to customers in England and Wales - an update on serviceability indicators and measures 08/05/02  RD 14/02: Maintaining water and sewerage systems in England and Wales - our proposed approach for the 2004 periodic review 08/05/02  PN 45/02: Regulator stresses need for robust plans for maintaining water systems 07/05/02  Maintaining water and sewerage systems in England and Wales: our proposed approach for the 2004 periodic review (PDF - 256Kb) 26/03/02  RD 10/02: Reporters and auditors joint workshop 18 (PDF - 62Kb) 25/03/02  RD 09/02: Bulk supplies, competition and periodic review incentives (PDF - 247Kb) 18/03/02  RD 07/02: Periodic review 2004 - environmental drivers for AMP4. Document (PDF - 268Kb) 18/03/02  RD 07/02: Periodic review 2004 - environmental drivers for AMP4. Letter 13/03/02  Flooding from sewers: a way forward - consultation (PDF - 509Kb) 13/03/02  PN 18/02: Flooding from sewers - A way forward 12/03/02  RD 05/02: The approach to depreciation for the periodic review 2004 12/03/02  RD 05/02: The approach to depreciation for the periodic review 2004 - a consultation paper. Tables (PDF - 100Kb) 12/03/02  Approach to depreciation for the periodic review 2004:  a consultation paper (PDF - 290Kb) 12/03/02  PN 17/02: Ofwat consults on its approach to depreciation 13/02/02  Linking service levels to prices (PDF - 244Kb) 13/02/02  PN 10/02: Ofwat changes encourage good service for customer 20/09/01  PN 44/01: Ofwat to develop new financial model 19/09/01  RD 16/01: Ofwat financial model - Aquarius 3 13/07/01  Linking service levels to prices: a consultation paper (PDF - 168Kb) 13/07/01  PN 33/01: "How should water prices be linked to standards of service?" asks Ofwat