❓ Hon. Amber-Jade Sanderson questions the Minister for Water regarding the claimed $9.5 million annual savings from the move to two-monthly billing, requesting a detailed breakdown. The Minister attributes the savings to reduced water usage and early leak detection.
AnsweredQoN 2937Legislative Council
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I refer to the answer given to question without notice No. 270, in which the Minister claims that the move to two-monthly billing is estimated to generate savings of $9.5million per annum from 2014-15 to 2017-18, and ask if the Minister can provide a detailed breakdown of the annual savings that it is claimed to result from the move to two-monthly billing?
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Answered
5 May 2015
Responded by
Minister for Agriculture and Food representing the Minister for Water
Response time
41 days
An objective of two monthly billing was to encourage water efficiency and early leak detection through more frequent meter reading and billing.
Modelling identified this would deliver an estimated reduction in water supplied of 5 gigalitres per year, 3 gigalitres from reduction in water use, and 2 gigalitres from early leak detection.
At a long run marginal cost of $1.90 per kilolitre, the reduction in operating costs is estimated at $9.5 M per year.
Modelling identified this would deliver an estimated reduction in water supplied of 5 gigalitres per year, 3 gigalitres from reduction in water use, and 2 gigalitres from early leak detection.
At a long run marginal cost of $1.90 per kilolitre, the reduction in operating costs is estimated at $9.5 M per year.
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