South Australia may be paying too much for water by:Adelainde Now, David Nankervis :Sunday Mail (SA) November 12, 2011 SOUTH Australians could be paying too much for water because the Government is guessing how much money it needs. And supply charges set by the Government are much higher than other states that operate desalination plants, the independent industry regulator says.
As gardeners gear up for summer, the Essential Services Commission of SA said the doubling of water prices in recent years may have been more than was needed to meet the costs of the plant and other major water infrastructure projects.
The commission expects the same flawed water-pricing process is currently being used by the Government to determine next year’s price rises. The commission said last week that a lack of information presented to Cabinet by SA Water meant the extent of recent price rises could not be trusted “with any real confidence”…. http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/desal-we-may-be-
