Ofwat consultation - Water Act 2003

27 January, 2004

There are four papers out for consultation and the HBF is co-ordinating a response. The deadline for comment is 12 March 2004

The four consultation issues are:

Financial arrangements for self-lay water mains;

Requisitioning agreements;

Process for handling disputes and appeals;

Infrastructure charges and network reinforcement costs

for water mains and sewer installations.

The consultation documents can be viewed on OFWAT's website.

If you have any queries or comments please e-mail ray.farrow@hbf.co.uk(Ray Farrow)

HBF has published a list of the main things that you may wish to include in your reponse: