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Recommendation 25

25 Acknowledged Paragraph: 169

We recommend that the Environment Agency either develop the in-house capacity or tender for external...

Recommendation
We recommend that the Environment Agency either develop the in-house capacity or tender for external assistance necessary for the analysis of the volume of data generated by EDMs and for the establishment of techniques to identify discharges which are likely to breach permit conditions.
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Ofwat expects performance-related executive pay to be linked to stretching performance delivery for customers, including environmental performance, and notes that it has written to remuneration committees underscoring its expectations. It will continue to examine this issue.
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Paragraph Reference: 169
Government Response Acknowledged
HM Government · verbatim extract Acknowledged
As part of the Improving Water Company Performance Taskforce, the Environment Agency is currently developing systems to analyse the data generated by Event Duration Monitors (EDMs) and establishing techniques to identify discharges which are likely to breach permit conditions.
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