About Consultation
This document constitutes a notice under sections 20 and 22A(4) of the Water Industry Act 1991. It contains our proposed decision to impose a financial penalty on Northumbrian Water as a result of its contraventions of the Urban Waste Water Treatment (England and Wales) Regulations 1994, section 94 of the Water Industry Act 1991 and Condition P of the company’s Licence. It also contains our proposal to issue an enforcement order to Northumbrian Water, requiring it to remedy the contraventions that we have identified and to take steps aimed at ensuring its future compliance with these obligations. It is accompanied by the proposed enforcement order resulting from our findings.
We summarise the evidence that we have gathered and set out our findings in relation to the issues under investigation, including why we believe that Northumbrian Water has contravened its statutory duties and the obligations of its Licence.
Responding to this consultation
Interested parties are invited to comment on our proposed decision and proposed enforcement order by 5pm on Tuesday 10 September, 2024.
Representations can be emailed to [email protected], or by post to: Enforcement, Ofwat, Centre City Tower, 7 Hill Street, Birmingham, B5 4UA.
We will take representations received into account before making a final decision on whether to issue an enforcement order and the terms of that enforcement order, as well as on whether to impose a penalty and the level of that penalty.
Supporting documents
- Workstream 1 Final Project Report- Redacted PDF 2.44 MB
- All companies - EDM All Years Analysis - August 2024 XLSX 4.68 MB
- All companies - Table4 DWF analysis - August 2024 XLSX 1.12 MB
- Northumbrian Water Section_203 Tables - August 2024 XLSX 205.44 KB