UKSTT No Dig 2010 Steve Arthur Programme Manager

UKSTT No. Dig 2010 Steve Arthur Programme Manager - Wessex Water

The minefield of private sewers

Priorities

1. What have we been doing for last few years? 2. How are we planning on moving forward? 3. Risks & Issues 4. What next?

Private Sewers Assets Workload Rates IDo. K - OFWAT (Bill Impact) Costs

Wessex approach • UKWIR model-regionalised for WW (by WRc) Assets • In-house actual data • Interpolation • UKWIR model Workload • Actual workload data from PDC’s • Industry discussions Rates • In house actuals • Tendered unit rates • Support staff - Call agents to inspectors Costs • Work management & data systems

Going forward • Main areas of work – Refining sewer models with actual data – Clarifying Sewage Pumping Stations (SPS) assumptions – SPS Surveys – Supply chain and procurement discussions – Regulatory liaison (OFWAT expectations, SIM, serviceability, reporting, appeals, EA, ) – Communications – Business readiness • Call volumes • Data handling, IT • Operational coverage, • Skills, • Customer service

Risks & Issues

What next? • Consultation exercise – late 2010 • Communications – into 2011 • Procurement – ongoing to mid/late 2011 • Manage overnight transfer • AMP 6 business plan !! – Draft Aug 2013 – Final Apr 2014 • Private SPS transfer 2016

Thank you