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| 3RD - 9TH AUGUST 2018 | UTILITY WEEK
High viz
Atkins has been appointed by
Water UK to develop a "first of its
kind" framework to enable water
companies across England and Wales
to strengthen drainage resilience
when they produce their drainage and
wastewater management plans.
There is currently no statutory
requirement for water companies
to produce long-term drainage and
wastewater plans, and as a result
companies have the flexibility to
produce their own plans within broad
guidelines.
The move came in response to the
UK government, Welsh government
and Ofwat having all highlighted the
need for the water industry to make
improvements to its current approach
to long-term drainage and wastewater
planning.
The framework will build on
the Drainage Strategy Framework,
published by Ofwat and the Environ-
'First of its kind'
framework
Operations & Assets
