Annex 2
MILESTONES OF THE 1999 PERIODIC REVIEW AND
INFORMATION THAT WAS PUBLISHED AND CONSULTED UPON
PHASE 1
Consultation on the methodology and framework
(October 1996 to February 1998)
— MD120 Periodic Review in 1999: the
first announcement of the review (15 October 1996)
— MD124 1999 Periodic Review: Objectives
and key principles (11 February 1997)
— MD127 Capital unit costs in the water
industry. The cost base exercise (March 1997)
— Consultation Paper issued on tariff
rebalancing and the tariff basket (May 97)
— Consultation paper issued on the
proposed framework and approach to the 1999 periodic review (June
1997)
— Consultation paper issued on the
business planning process, customer consultation and the information
requirements of the 1999 periodic review (July 1997)
— Responses to the framework consultation
paper and the business planning consultation paper received (November
1997)
— Decision paper issued—Setting
price limits for water and sewerage services: the framework and
business planning process for the 1999 periodic review (February
1998)
The information submissions (April 1997 to August
1998)
— RD9/97 and 13/97 Possible cost of
quality at the periodic review—initial costing guidelines
(April 1997)
— Capital maintenance return: reporting
requirements for submission C (August 1997)
— Main quality costing submission D:
reporting requirements (November 1997)
— Environment Agency Guidelines for
identifying environmental improvements qualifying for AMP3 investment
issued (November 1997)
— RD 19/97 1999 Periodic Review developing
the reporting requirements for the proposed information returns
D to I (November 1997)
— RD22/97, 23/97, 24/97, 25/97 and
30/97: Issue of the detailed reporting requirements for submissions
I, G, E, H and F respectively for consultation (November-December
1997)
— RD4/98 1999 Periodic Review—information
requirement E supply/demand balance submission: Final requirements
issued (February 1998)
— MD133 A proposed approach to assessing
overall service to customers (a technical paper) (March 1998)
— RD8/98 Cost base submission G (June
1998): reporting requirements and definitions: Final requirements
issued (March 1998).
— RD9/98 Asset inventory and system
performance submission H (August 1998): reporting requirements
and definitions: Final requirements issued (March 1998).
— Assessing the scope for future improvements
in water efficiency: a technical paper (April 1998).
— Open letter from the Director General
of Water Services to the Secretary of State for the Environment,
Transport and the Regions and accompanying letter, Setting
the quality framework: and analysis of the main quality costings
submission 2000-05 (April 1998).
— RD16/98 The approach to supply/demand
balance expenditure: Further detail (April 1998).
— MD135 and RD29/98 (September 1998)
Consultation and final proposals on Confidentiality for July Returns
and PR99 Information Submissions (May 1998).
— Environment Agency issue A Price
Worth Paying—The Environment Agency's proposals for
the National Environment Programme for Water Companies 2000-05
(May 1998).
— MD136 The treatment of merger savings
at the periodic review (July 1998).
PHASE 2
Prospects for prices (September 1998 to March
1999)
— DETR issues Raising the Quality—Guidance
to the Director General of Water Services on the environmental
and quality objectives to be achieved by the water industry in
England and Wales 2000-05 (September 1998).
— Update of the costs of quality enhancements
(December 1998): reporting requirements and definitions manual
(2 vols) (October 1998).
— RD24/98 and RD33/98 Business Plan
guidelines: public summary and supporting information. Guidelines
for consistency in subjects covered and required comparative data
(October 1998).
— Prospects for prices: a consultation
paper on strategic issues affecting future water bills (October
1998).
— RD32/98 Financial model rulebook:
a technical paper (October 1998).
— RD35/98 Efficiency assessments for
Prospects for Prices (October 1998).
— Working level meetings with each
company (October-December 1998).
— Prospects for prices: how to have
your say on your future water bills (December 1998).
— Capital unit costs in the water industry:
an analysis of the June 1998 water company cost base submissions
(December 1998).
— Responses to Prospects for Prices
received (January 1999).
— DETR issues Maintaining Public
Water Supplies—Ministerial guidance to the Director
General of Water Services on issues arising in the preparation
of water resources plans by the water companies of England and
Wales (January 1999).
— MD143 Responses to Prospects for
Prices (January 1999).
— Informing the final decisions on
Raising the quality 2000-05: an open letter to the Secretary
of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions and the
Secretary of State for Wales (January 1999).
— Formal meetings between the Director
General of OFWAT and the individual companies (1 February 1999).
The draft determinations (March 1999 to July 1999)
— Environment Minister announces environmental
improvement programmes to be included in company business plans
for 2000-05 (1 March 1999).
— MD145 The framework for setting prices
(March 1999).
— MD146 The 1999 Periodic Review: timetable
and procedures (March 1999).
— Periodic review public consultation:
full report. Prepared by Research by Design for Ofwat (March 1999).
— The AMP3 monitoring programme: covering
quality, service, serviceability and process. Proposals for consultation
(March 1999).
— RD13/99 The AMP3 monitoring plan
(March 1999).
— Companies Business plan submissions
(April 1999).
— Draft determinations: future charges
for water and sewerage services 2000-05 (July 1999).
The final determinations (August 1999 to November
1999)
— First Secretary (NAFW) confirms changes
to Environment Agency spreadsheets for Dwr Cymru (August 1999).
— Responses received on the draft determinations
(September 1999).
— Companies representations on the
draft determinations (9 October 1999).
— Formal meetings between the Director
General of OFWAT and the individual companies to discuss their
representations (September-October 1999).
— Environment Minister provides Director
with final guidance on environmental improvements to be included
in price limits of companies operating in England (November 1999).
— Final determinations: future charges
for water and sewerage services 2000-05 (November 1999).
— MD155 Monitoring plan 2000-05 (November
1999).
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