IIPART has completed its review and has set the maximum prices Hunter Water can charge customers to provide water, wastewater, stormwater, and other water-related services. The prices will apply from 1 July 2025 for 5 years. See our Final Report.
We published our Draft Report
We published our Draft Report on 8 April 2025. Our Draft Report sets out our draft decisions and recommendations on Hunter Water’s prices.
Our draft maximum prices were for typical household bills for water and wastewater services to increase by around $48 (or 3.6%) each year over 5 years plus yearly inflation. This was lower than the yearly increases under Hunter Water’s proposed prices (of $71 or 5.2% per year). This would have resulted in typical household bills increasing from $1,241 in 2024-25 to $1,481 by 2029-30, plus inflation.
We thank all stakeholders for their input
We sought feedback from stakeholders on our draft decisions between 8 April and 6 May 2025. We thank all stakeholders for their input during this period. We considered all submissions and feedback made to our Draft Report in preparing our Final Report.
Submissions received for Draft Report - Review of prices for Hunter Water Corporation from 1 July 2025 - April 2025
Date received | Entity | Name | Download |
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8 Apr 2025 | Individual | B. WATSON-WILL | |
9 Apr 2025 | Individual | Name suppressed (W25/1592) | |
23 Apr 2025 | Individual | P. Koina | |
23 Apr 2025 | Individual | D. WILSON | |
23 Apr 2025 | Individual | Name suppressed (W25/1614) (Confidential) ** | |
23 Apr 2025 | Individual | J. Quinn | |
23 Apr 2025 | Individual | D. Hainsworth | |
23 Apr 2025 | Individual | B. Macansh | |
26 Apr 2025 | Individual | Name suppressed (W25/1620) | |
3 May 2025 | Individual | Name suppressed (W25/1638) | |
4 May 2025 | Individual | Name suppressed (W25/1639) | |
4 May 2025 | Individual | Name suppressed (W25/1640) | |
5 May 2025 | Energy and Water Ombudsman NSW | R. Campbell | |
6 May 2025 | Individual | Name suppressed (W25/1651) (Confidential) ** | |
6 May 2025 | Hunter Water Corporation | Name suppressed (W25/1652) | |
6 May 2025 | Individual | Name suppressed (W25/1653) | |
5 May 2025 | Individual | Name suppressed (W25/1654) | |
5 May 2025 | Water Services Association of Australia | A. Lovell | |
4 May 2025 | Individual | A. Lobley | |
14 May 2025 | The Justice and Equity Centre | Name suppressed (W25/1687) |
* Part of submission not published due to confidentiality and/or other legal reasons
** Submission not published due to confidentiality and/or other legal reasons