The WA watchdog wants water privatised, so is it a matter of here we go again? We heard all the hype when the government announced breaking up Western Power, all that amounted to was increased costs to the WA tax payers. The service was far from improved and definitely not cheaper, as well as Verve being kept afloat to the tune of a million dollars.
While many agree a major over haul is needed within Water Corp, its also time industries started to pay their fair share, instead of receiving water at a minimal price. It is a precious resource and industries that are known to be water guzzlers should be paying for their own desalination plants or other sources.
I was amazed when speaking to people from the northern areas that they weren't aware that their taxes went towards paying for the KWRP line, with more to come. Why do we subsidise industries with water, power and gas, it seems clear consumers are paying industries in more ways than one to invest in our state. They are making huge profits to send off shore, we are left with huge holes, toxic sites, flattened Forrest's and heavy pollution without going into other areas of destruction.
The government's economic regulator wants to encourage private investors into the market, and lower costs by taking assessment and approval of sources away from the Water Corporation. As for Mr Rowe from the ERA and comments of going down the same path as the deregulated energy sector, to encourage private bulk water suppliers into the market, using the energy sector as an example is a poor choice. The energy breakup has caused nothing but expense and hardship for the people of WA, we receive nothing but increases from both government and industry.
West Australian
Mr Rowe believed that there was a perceived conflict of interest in the corporation identifying and approving new water sources. "In some ways there are insufficient checks and balances on the Water Corporation, at the moment the consumers bear all the risks. All costs get passed on in tariffs one way or another, they don't necessarily look for the most efficient."
If the water corp aren't able to manage the maintenance of our dams, or be open in regard to Wellington Dam which over flowed 4 out of 5 years, holds more water than all the metro dams together. Yet for some reason the water is being pumped out to sea, instead of using reverse osmosis and pumping it to the Harvey Dam. Having an in dependent entity to also consider the water needs and concerns of the people of the state, would make a nice change.
While many agree a major over haul is needed within Water Corp, its also time industries started to pay their fair share, instead of receiving water at a minimal price. It is a precious resource and industries that are known to be water guzzlers should be paying for their own desalination plants or other sources.
I was amazed when speaking to people from the northern areas that they weren't aware that their taxes went towards paying for the KWRP line, with more to come. Why do we subsidise industries with water, power and gas, it seems clear consumers are paying industries in more ways than one to invest in our state. They are making huge profits to send off shore, we are left with huge holes, toxic sites, flattened Forrest's and heavy pollution without going into other areas of destruction.
The government's economic regulator wants to encourage private investors into the market, and lower costs by taking assessment and approval of sources away from the Water Corporation. As for Mr Rowe from the ERA and comments of going down the same path as the deregulated energy sector, to encourage private bulk water suppliers into the market, using the energy sector as an example is a poor choice. The energy breakup has caused nothing but expense and hardship for the people of WA, we receive nothing but increases from both government and industry.
West Australian
Mr Rowe believed that there was a perceived conflict of interest in the corporation identifying and approving new water sources. "In some ways there are insufficient checks and balances on the Water Corporation, at the moment the consumers bear all the risks. All costs get passed on in tariffs one way or another, they don't necessarily look for the most efficient."
If the water corp aren't able to manage the maintenance of our dams, or be open in regard to Wellington Dam which over flowed 4 out of 5 years, holds more water than all the metro dams together. Yet for some reason the water is being pumped out to sea, instead of using reverse osmosis and pumping it to the Harvey Dam. Having an in dependent entity to also consider the water needs and concerns of the people of the state, would make a nice change.
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Water Corp have no idea, they are prepared to have the public drink from the toilet, just so industry have the convenience of the potable water. They should all be sacked.
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