RD 09/01

TO REGULATORY DIRECTORS OF ALL

WATER AND SEWERAGE COMPANIES AND

WATER ONLY COMPANIES

TO ALL REGULATORY DIRECTORS

REPORT ON TARIFF STRUCTURE AND CHARGES 2001-02: PUBLICATION ARRANGEMENTS AND PUBLICATION OF REPORT TABLES

In view of the Prime Minister's decision to call a General Election for 7 June, Ofwat has decided to postpone the publication of the full tariffs report for 2001-02 until the week beginning 11 June.

So that companies and other users of the tariffs report are able to benefit from the comparative information on companies' tariffs contained in the report tables, I am enclosing with this RD letter the full set of this year's tables. These are Tables 1-32 to the main text, together with all the tables for Annexes A, B, C and D. These tables will appear in the same format in the published version of the tariffs report. Tables 29 and 30 (Estimates of Long Run Marginal Costs) are consistent with similar tables published in the Ofwat LRMC Report on 8 May 2001.

If Regulatory Directors or tariffs managers have any queries on the process that we are following this year please do not hesitate to contact me on 0121 625 1320 or Julia Havard, Head of External Relations on 0121 625 1450.

Yours sincerely

Charles H Whitworth

Head of Tariffs

Enc