Aussie local councils “short-changed”
- From: Vol 9, Issue 1 (January 2008)
- Category: General
- Region: Asia
- Country: Australia
An A$1.9 billion compensation package for local councils’ bulk water assets has been dubbed insufficient. It could bring about some steep tariff rises.
Work has begun on the Queensland state government’s new bulk water supply model, which is expected to be in place by July 2009.
Last May, the government, through the Queensland Water Commission, announced a huge overhaul of inefficient arrangements in the provision of water to 17 local government areas in southeast Queensland. Part of the plan involves wresting responsibility ...
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