在英国，OFWAT（水服务办公室）负责英国政府1989年私有化的10家水服务公司的经济监管。OFWAT的相关功能包括保护客户的钱包、促进水务公司的经济和效率，以及充当替代市场以促进竞争。对WAT的主要控制是限制公司向客户收取的价格。由于更严格的标准，成本正在上升，有时达到低收入人群难以管理的水平。在1994年7月重置每五年重置一次的成本计算公式时，可承受性是需要考虑的首要问题。 包括2个参考文献、表格和图表。

In the United Kingdom, OFWAT (the Office of Water Services) is responsible for economic regulation of the 10 water service companies privatized in 1989 by the British government. OFWAT's interrelated functions include protecting customers' pocketbooks, promoting economy and efficiency of the water companies, and acting as a surrogate marketplace to facilitate competition. The main control OFWAT can exercise is to limit the prices companies can charge to their customers. Because of tougher standards, costs are rising, sometimes to levels difficult for low-income people to manage. Affordability is a prime concern to be considered when costing formulas, reset every five years, are reset in July 1994. Includes 2 references, tables, figure.