❓ Dr. Honey questions the Water Corporation on the cost and subsidies for water delivery to low and high flow standpipes across various regions in WA. The response provides regional cost and subsidy data from 2017/18.
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(1) By region, what is the estimated cost to Water Corporation ($ per kilolitre and total cost) for water delivery to low flow standpipes in the Mid West, North West, Goldfields and Agricultural, South West and Great Southern regional areas (Standpipe diameter 25mm or less)? (2) By region, what is the estimated cost to Water Corporation ($ per kilolitre and total cost) for water delivery to high flow standpipes in the Mid West, North West, Goldfields and Agricultural, South West and Great Southern regional areas (Standpipe diameter greater than 25mm)? (3) By region, what is the estimated subsidy by Water Corporation ($ per kilolitre and total cost) for water delivery to low flow standpipes in the Mid West, North West, Goldfields and Agricultural, South West and Great Southern regional areas (Standpipe diameter 25mm or less)? (4) By region, what is the estimated subsidy by Water Corporation ($ per kilolitre and total cost) for water delivery to high flow standpipes in the Mid West, North West, Goldfields and Agricultural, South West and Great Southern regional areas (Standpipe diameter greater than 25mm)?
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Answered
2 April 2020
Responded by
Minister for Water
Response time
14 days
(1) - (2) The cost to deliver water to customers, including standpipes (regardless of the rate of its flow), is the same as the costs for the scheme in which it sits. Below are the total costs that the Corporation incurred to service each region with scheme water to fixed standpipes in 2017/18. This is the most recent data available.
The cost per kilolitre ($/kL) is the total cost to service the regions with standpipes divided by the total water used in these regions.
Agricultural Region
Goldfields Region
Great Southern
Mid West
North West
South West
Total cost
$120m
$86m
$74m
$29m
$73m
$53m
$/kL
$13.41
$11.16
$8.54
$6.05
$3.11
$6.79
(3) - (4) The estimated subsidy provided for standpipes in 2017/18 is provided below. This is the most recent data available.
Agricultural Region
Goldfields Region
Great Southern
Mid West
North West
South West
Total Low Flow Subsidy
$54,226
$17,991
$107,002
$454
$15,731
$3,053
Total High Flow Subsidy
$231,238
$27,692
$304,458
$66,667
$39,552
$37,158
Low Flow Subsidy $/kL
$2.92
$4.90
$4.55
$0.74
$2.59
$5.14
High Flow Subsidy $/kL
$3.85
$4.85
$5.27
$4.35
$1.93
$4.94
The cost per kilolitre ($/kL) is the total cost to service the regions with standpipes divided by the total water used in these regions.
Agricultural Region
Goldfields Region
Great Southern
Mid West
North West
South West
Total cost
$120m
$86m
$74m
$29m
$73m
$53m
$/kL
$13.41
$11.16
$8.54
$6.05
$3.11
$6.79
(3) - (4) The estimated subsidy provided for standpipes in 2017/18 is provided below. This is the most recent data available.
Agricultural Region
Goldfields Region
Great Southern
Mid West
North West
South West
Total Low Flow Subsidy
$54,226
$17,991
$107,002
$454
$15,731
$3,053
Total High Flow Subsidy
$231,238
$27,692
$304,458
$66,667
$39,552
$37,158
Low Flow Subsidy $/kL
$2.92
$4.90
$4.55
$0.74
$2.59
$5.14
High Flow Subsidy $/kL
$3.85
$4.85
$5.27
$4.35
$1.93
$4.94
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