Supplementary memorandum submitted by
Ofwat
The Committee asked how many customers could
potentially benefit from competition if the threshold to receive
a licensed water supply were set at 10 Megalitres per year. Around
12,000 customers could potentially benefit if the threshold were
set at this level.
In his evidence Philip Fletcher drew attention
to Figure 5a Water and sewerage companies—leakage 2001-02
to 2003-04[2]
which sets out how each of the water and
sewerage companies is performing. The majority of companies are
close to their economic level of leakage, with the exception of
Thames Water. Table 3a sets out the companies' current estimates
of total leakage, in Megalitres per day, and Table 4 their targets[3].
The companies' leakage performance against their targets for 2002-03
will be published in July this year.
16 June 2003
2 Ofwat 2001-02 Report, Security of supply, leakage
and the efficient use of water, p 19. Back
3
Ofwat 2001-02 Report, Security of supply, leakage and the efficient
use of water, p 13,18. Back
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