In this review IPART will determine Gosford City Council’s and Wyong Shire Council’s charges for the provision of water, wastewater, stormwater, trade waste and other ancillary and miscellaneous services to apply from 1 July 2009. In doing so, IPART will examine the Councils’ water, wastewater and stormwater functions, regulatory requirements and the appropriate level of revenue needed to support these activities in an efficient and effective manner.

In this review IPART will determine Hunter Water Corporation’s charges for the provision of water, wastewater, stormwater, recycled water, trade waste and other ancillary and miscellaneous services to apply from the date of gazettal. In doing so, IPART will examine the Corporation’s water, wastewater, recycled water and stormwater functions, its regulatory requirements and the appropriate level of revenue needed to support these activities in an efficient and effective manner.

In this review IPART will determine Sydney Catchment Authority’s bulk water charges to Sydney Water Corporation and its other customers to apply from 1 July 2009. In doing so, IPART will examine the Sydney Catchment Authority’s catchment management and bulk water functions, its regulatory requirements and the appropriate level of revenue needed to support these activities in an efficient and effective manner.

IPART sets maximum prices that can be charged for metropolitan water, sewerage and stormwater services. The Premier, the Hon Morris Iemma, MP, and the Minister for Water Utilities, the Hon Nathan Rees, MP, have recently written to the Tribunal requesting that the Tribunal make a new price determination for Sydney Water Corporation’s monopoly services (see Letters below). In addition to considering the costs of traditional water, sewerage and stormwater services, the Tribunal has also been asked to consider the costs associated with a new desalination plant to be built to help secure Sydney’s water supplies. Additional costs associated with water recycling projects are also expected to feature as part of the Tribunal’s deliberations. The Tribunal will be seeking to conclude its investigation by mid June 2008 to enable any changes in prices to take effect from 1 July 2008. A copy of an indicative timetable is set out in the timetables page.

The Tribunal will review prices for recycled water services provided by Sydney Water, Hunter Water, Gosford Council and Wyong Council. It will also consider pricing arrangements for sewer mining in the sewerage systems operated by the four water agencies.

The Tribunal regulates the prices of bulk water extracted from regulated rivers, unregulated rivers & groundwater sources. The review of State Water and Dept of Natural resources will result in a final determination expected to be released in June 2006.

The review of pricing arrangements for backlog sewerage services is intended to set backlog sewerage capital contribution charges to be levied from 1 July 2006 by Gosford Council for the provision of backlog sewerage services in Gosford.

Sydney Water Corporation, Hunter Water Corporation, Gosford City Council and Wyong Shire Council - Developer Charges from 01 October 2000