“Ofwat wants to slash total investment funding which could leave the enormous and vital area of pipeline infrastructure under-maintained,” commented WISG. “It is folly to contemplate reduction in capital spending on water unless, and until, the quality and sustainability of the buried systems matches the excellence of the above ground facilities.”
WISG states that only one per cent of critical sewers have been renovated or replaced during the past decade. It points out that The Royal Academy of Engineering has called for a national plan to achieve bulk water security across company boundaries and says Ofwat has made no provision for this.
WISG calls for modernisation of the infrastructure and believes the public would support such a move.