public water utilities

Roughton has developed a capability in assisting Water Utility owners and operators in effective and efficient operation of public systems, including legislation guidance, planning policies, tarriff development and revenue generation and systems maintenance:

Legislation

Public utility authorities require legal power to administer the utility infrastructure and maintain service provision. These powers include:

• control water abstraction
• impose user restrictions in emergencies
• regulate industrial and commercial water usage
• minimum standards of water quality
• regulate connections to a public water supply
• regulate connections to a public sewerage system
• regulate industrial discharges to a public sewerage system

Planning, monitoring and analysis

• to ensure service levels are maintained
• to identify future demand and requirements
• to prepare for any financial, legal, or technical constraints
• to undertake regular inspections to monitor condition

Tariff Development and Revenue Generation

• tariff studies
• taxation policy reviews
• revenue scope studies
• review of revenue billing and collection procedures

Systems Maintenance

Procedures are required to deal with routine maintenance and emergencies such as:

• contamination of water supplies
• working in live sewers or sewage treatment works