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      • State of the market 2020-21: Review of the fourth year of the business retail water market
      • Five years open for business – taking stock: Review of the fifth year of the business retail water market 2021-22
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Self-supply documents

The tables below provide a list of useful links for applicants considering self-supply.

Application process

Document Publication date
Self-supply application form May 2018
Self-supply application guidance May 2018
Application notice May 2018
Proposal by Ofwat to revise the application process for Water Supply and Sewerage Licences limited to self-supply March 2018

Annual fees for licensees

Document Publication date
Licence fee consultation and decision document  October/November 2016
Water Supply and Sewerage Licensing Regime – consultation on proposed changes to how licence fees are set March 2018
Water Supply and Sewerage Licensing Regime: changes to how licence fees are set March 2019
Licence fees for water companies and WSSL licensees April 2019

Standard licence conditions

Document Publication date
Self-supply consultation and decision document April/May 2016
Standard licence conditions –
Proposal by Ofwat to modify the standard licence conditions that apply to water supply licences and sewerage licences March 2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

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