Water firms unambitious over proposed AIM site numbers

摘要

Three environmental NGOs have described the water companies as being "unambitious" over their proposed number of Abstraction Incentive Mechanism (AIM) sites. However, the majority of water companies consider the number to "be about right". The differing views are outlined in the minutes from the AIM Taskforce's meeting last month, which discussed responses to Ofwat's consultation on the taskforce's proposals and to agree the next steps. The taskforce comprises nine water companies, Ofwat, the Environment Agency, and WWF-UK. According to the minutes, the water companies consider the number of AIM sites reflected that a lot of measures have been taken to reduce abstraction problems, such as long-term abstraction impacts.