❓ Mr Bowler questions the water charges philosophy, suggesting Kalgoorlie-Boulder receives only expensive desalinated water despite cheaper alternatives. Mr Marmion clarifies the water supply is a mixture and the ERA determines costs.
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WATER CHARGES
I have a supplementary question. Is it right that the philosophy of the water charges is that rainfall is cheapest, bore water is the next most expensive and desalination is the most expensive? It appears that only desalinated water is going to Kalgoorlie–Boulder—no other sort of water. If it rains in Perth, can we get some of our share of that? Mr W.R. MARMION
I have a supplementary question. Is it right that the philosophy of the water charges is that rainfall is cheapest, bore water is the next most expensive and desalination is the most expensive? It appears that only desalinated water is going to Kalgoorlie–Boulder—no other sort of water. If it rains in Perth, can we get some of our share of that? Mr W.R. MARMION
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The water is a mixture; it is not specifically going from one source to another. The ERA works out the cost of supplying the water. Not all the desalinated water goes to one place. I take the member’s point.
Mr W.R. MARMION replied: The water is a mixture; it is not specifically going from one source to another. The ERA works out the cost of supplying the water. Not all the desalinated water goes to one place. I take the member’s point.
The water is a mixture; it is not specifically going from one source to another. The ERA works out the cost of supplying the water. Not all the desalinated water goes to one place. I take the member’s point.
Mr W.R. MARMION replied: The water is a mixture; it is not specifically going from one source to another. The ERA works out the cost of supplying the water. Not all the desalinated water goes to one place. I take the member’s point.
The water is a mixture; it is not specifically going from one source to another. The ERA works out the cost of supplying the water. Not all the desalinated water goes to one place. I take the member’s point.
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