All the wondering is over. BW to the third sector, its official. "Streamlining the ALB landscape further 2.4 As a result of further work, the Government can announce additional reforms as follows, subject to necessary consultation and legislation: mutualising British Waterways in England and Wales1 giving the waterways' users and the communities that live alongside a greater say in how they are managed and reducing the long-term public liability by transferring responsibility for waterways maintenance to the third sector (see Box 2A below);"
http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/d/budget2 ... bodies.pdf Now what will happen now?
