Ofwat's engagement on WRMP19

This page contains the views Ofwat provided on companies’ draft WRMP19 plans. These responses are retained as a reference source.

As a statutory consultee, Ofwat made representations to the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs or Welsh ministers on companies’ draft plans.

Ofwat carried out its assessment of the company draft plans by considering:

  • how adequately the draft plan follows the requirements of the water resources planning guideline and Defra’s guiding principles for water resources planning; and
  • how the draft plan helps achieve Ofwat’s vision of ensuring trust and confidence in the sector through the delivery of its key themes for PR19: great customer service, affordable bills, resilience in the round and innovation.

The views we expressed were without prejudice to any subsequent decisions that Ofwat made in connection with the business plans that companies provided to Ofwat in 2018 as part of the 2019 price review (PR19).

Ofwat’s views on companies’ draft WRMP19 plans

As a statutory consultee we have made representations to the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs or Welsh ministers on companies’ draft plans. Our individual representations for each company are linked to below. We have also produced an information note providing an overview of the individual representations produced for each company, identifying common themes and areas of challenge.

The views expressed in the letters are without prejudice to any subsequent decisions that we may make at the next price review (PR19) in connection with the business plan that the company is scheduled to provide to us in September.