❓ Mr. Kelly questions the Minister for Water about budget cuts to the Water Corporation's asset investment program, citing potential risks to service quality. The Minister assures that services and quality will be maintained despite the cuts.
AnsweredQoN 816Legislative Assembly
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WATER
CORPORATION — ASSET INVESTMENT PROGRAM
816. Mr D.J. KELLY to the
Minister for Water:
I refer to statements in the Water
Corporation's ''Strategic Development Plan 2014/15–2018–19'',
which was accidentally tabled by the minister in August this year, that the
Water Corporation's capital program is $954 million below what is
necessary. I quote from the report —
Any further reductions in this
capital budget may place the Corporation at an unacceptable level of risk of
asset or regulatory failure.
Given this clear warning, how can
the government responsibly impose a further five per cent or $132 million
reduction to the Water Corporation's asset investment program, as
announced last week as part of the Premier's $2 billion package of cuts
to deal with his government's mismanagement of state debt?
CORPORATION — ASSET INVESTMENT PROGRAM
816. Mr D.J. KELLY to the
Minister for Water:
I refer to statements in the Water
Corporation's ''Strategic Development Plan 2014/15–2018–19'',
which was accidentally tabled by the minister in August this year, that the
Water Corporation's capital program is $954 million below what is
necessary. I quote from the report —
Any further reductions in this
capital budget may place the Corporation at an unacceptable level of risk of
asset or regulatory failure.
Given this clear warning, how can
the government responsibly impose a further five per cent or $132 million
reduction to the Water Corporation's asset investment program, as
announced last week as part of the Premier's $2 billion package of cuts
to deal with his government's mismanagement of state debt?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for the question. The Water Corporation is
not immune to the decisions that the government is making across the board to
ensure that we are managing the budget responsibly, and it is subject to the
application of the same efficiencies. We are requiring the Water Corporation to
find some of those efficiencies within its budget. I can guarantee that there
will no reduction in the services provided to the community; we will continue
to deliver a very high quality product in water and sewerage services to our
customers. In this financial year, there will be no changes to the price that
our customers are currently charged. The corporation operates to the very
highest of operating standards and it is continually operating within those
standards, so I can guarantee that we will be able to meet the requirements of
our asset infrastructure plan going forward, maintaining a quality service and
delivering quality water and sewerage services to the community.
not immune to the decisions that the government is making across the board to
ensure that we are managing the budget responsibly, and it is subject to the
application of the same efficiencies. We are requiring the Water Corporation to
find some of those efficiencies within its budget. I can guarantee that there
will no reduction in the services provided to the community; we will continue
to deliver a very high quality product in water and sewerage services to our
customers. In this financial year, there will be no changes to the price that
our customers are currently charged. The corporation operates to the very
highest of operating standards and it is continually operating within those
standards, so I can guarantee that we will be able to meet the requirements of
our asset infrastructure plan going forward, maintaining a quality service and
delivering quality water and sewerage services to the community.
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