The Regulators’ Alliance for Progressing Infrastructure Development (RAPID) was set up in 2019. It is a partnership made up of the three water regulators – Ofwat, the Environment Agency (EA) and the Drinking Water Inspectorate (DWI). The National Infrastructure Commission estimated that new water supplies equivalent to the water consumed by over nine million people would be needed by the mid 2030’s. Responding to the scale of that challenge, RAPID was formed to help facilitate the development and funding of new large scale strategic water supply options by the water companies. We work with stakeholders, taking opportunities to improve regulation and remove barriers, helping the sector respond to long term water resources challenges while Read more