WATER CORPORATION —
SERVICE CHARGES
517. Hon COLIN de GRUSSA to the minister representing the
Minister for Water:
I refer to the service charge the
Water Corporation applies to commercial customers based on the number of major
sewerage fixtures such as toilets or urinals on a property.
(1) Please table
the modelling alluded to by the Treasurer in response to question without
notice 238 asked in the Legislative Assembly on 16 April 2020.
(2) Please
provide a breakdown by Water Corporation region of the total revenue collected
by the Water Corporation for these sewerage service charges for the following
financial years —
(a) 2017–18;
(b) 2018–19; and
(c) 2019–20?
(3) Will the
Water Corporation service charge model and methodology be included as part of
the water reform legislation that was announced in August 2018?
Hon
ALANNAH MacTIERNAN replied:
I thank the member for the question.
The following information has been provided by the Minister for Water.
(1) As stated by
the Treasurer, work has been done on this issue. When a decision is made, it
will be released publicly.
(2) The
information requested cannot be collated in the time available and will be
tabled at the earliest available opportunity.
(3) A water
resources management bill is currently being drafted and will be introduced to
Parliament at the appropriate time.