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Stormwater, Drinking Water and Sewerage Charges in Sydney (and Annandale)

quaint shopping area with trees, wooden seating, drinking fountain and people striding and sittingDrinking water and sewerage services in Annandale are provided and billed by Sydney Water. The prices are set periodically by the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal of New South Wales (IPART).

Leichhardt Council manages and bills for Stormwater Mangement.

19 February 2012: Sydney drenching highlights desal folly: "Households could end up paying almost $100 a year for a plant that is turning sea water into fresh water that then runs back into the ocean.
"The plant will keep producing 90 million litres of water a day as part of the 'proving period' well after the dams could be overflowing.
"If the weather return to its February 2010 pattern, then up to $140 million worth of water could be wasted as the plant continues to operate while the dams are full....more

Stormwater Management Service Charge Guidelines, Department of Local Government July 2006

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Under the Local Government (General) Regulation the upper charge limit for urban residential land is $25. Urban business land can be charged up to $25 per 350m2 of land area, or part thereof. This acknowledges the often greater area, proportionately, of impervious surfaces on urban business land as compared to urban residential land.

The charge amount levied by a council must also not exceed the anticipated cost of providing the new/additional stormwater management service to land subject to the charge. If the anticipated cost is estimated to be less than the $25 cap, then councils may only levy this lesser amount (as this reflects the cost of service provision)....

Source: Stormwater Management Service Charge Guidelines, Department of Local Government July 2006 (304kb PDF viewed 7 Jan 2011)

Summary of IPART’s decisions for Sydney Water

IPART has decided to:

Source - NSW Water Fact Sheet 4 Review of Prices for Sydney Water Corporation’s water, sewerage and stormwater services From 1 July 2008 (66.4KB PDF viewed 7 Jan 2011)