Launch of Private Sewers Forum
Posted: Thursday 18th June 2009
SBWWI announces the launch of the Private Sewers Forum.
The Forum, initially comprising of representatives from SBWWI, Water UK, NSA, UKSTT, E&U Skills and PIG, has been established to ensure that the supply industry will be ready and prepared for the challenges that will be faced when the transfer of private sewers to water company ownership happens in April 2011.
Its main objectives are to:
o Facilitate open discussion with all stakeholders to clearly understand the expectations of all partieso Influence the process through regular dialogue with DEFRA, the Regulators and the Water companies
o Communicate with the wider industry and encourage discussion through a series of roadshows, workshops and individual meetings
o Understand procurement requirements of the WASCs and facilitate discussion within all levels of the supply chain
o Provide smaller drainage companies in particular, an opportunity to participate fully in the process
At its inaugural meeting on 28 May, 2009 the Forum’s Chairman, Martyn Hopkinson, Business Development Director, Future Environmental Services, and Vice-Chairman of SBWWI commented “The SBWWI felt that the whole supply chain needed to ensure that it was at the heart of any decisions that were made on the transfer and be able to react as required in a consistent and conjoined manner. We were delighted with the response from other stakeholders in the industry to establish this Forum”.
