❓ Mr. Logan questions the Minister for Water about the cost of producing a kilolitre of water and its relation to proposed water charge increases. The Minister avoids providing a specific figure, citing varying costs from different water sources and an overall uniform pricing strategy.
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WATER CHARGES — INCREASES
I have a supplementary question. Will the minister tell the house how much it costs to produce a kilolitre of water and how that relates to the increase that the minister has put forward? Dr G.G. JACOBS
I have a supplementary question. Will the minister tell the house how much it costs to produce a kilolitre of water and how that relates to the increase that the minister has put forward? Dr G.G. JACOBS
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I will humbly submit that that is an oversimplification of the situation. Mr F.M. Logan : No, no; answer the question. Dr G.G. JACOBS : There are some sources of water that we will deliver for less than $1. Mr F.M. Logan : How much does it cost to deliver to our houses? Dr G.G. JACOBS : There are more sources of water. As the member for Cockburn would know, from the second desalination plant it is truly more than $2. This is a mix and provides an average cost of water. Mr F.M. Logan : You don’t know. Dr G.G. JACOBS : Of the different sources of water we have in Western Australia — Mr F.M. Logan : It’s over two bucks. He doesn’t even know. Dr G.G. JACOBS : — surface water that runs down into the dams is relatively cheap water. Mr F.M. Logan : How much does it cost to produce a kilolitre of water? Dr G.G. JACOBS : The one from a desal plant is much more expensive. It is a mixture of these to get an overall uniform price of water in Western Australia. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Cockburn, I formally call you to order for the first time. Likewise, I am going to formally call you for the first time, member for Joondalup.
Will the minister tell the house how much it costs to produce a kilolitre of water and how that relates to the increase that the minister has put forward? Dr G.G. JACOBS replied: I will humbly submit that that is an oversimplification of the situation. Mr F.M. Logan : No, no; answer the question. Dr G.G. JACOBS : There are some sources of water that we will deliver for less than $1. Mr F.M. Logan : How much does it cost to deliver to our houses? Dr G.G. JACOBS : There are more sources of water. As the member for Cockburn would know, from the second desalination plant it is truly more than $2. This is a mix and provides an average cost of water. Mr F.M. Logan : You don’t know. Dr G.G. JACOBS : Of the different sources of water we have in Western Australia — Mr F.M. Logan : It’s over two bucks. He doesn’t even know. Dr G.G. JACOBS : — surface water that runs down into the dams is relatively cheap water. Mr F.M. Logan : How much does it cost to produce a kilolitre of water? Dr G.G. JACOBS : The one from a desal plant is much more expensive. It is a mixture of these to get an overall uniform price of water in Western Australia. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Cockburn, I formally call you to order for the first time. Likewise, I am going to formally call you for the first time, member for Joondalup.
Dr G.G. JACOBS replied: I will humbly submit that that is an oversimplification of the situation. Mr F.M. Logan : No, no; answer the question. Dr G.G. JACOBS : There are some sources of water that we will deliver for less than $1. Mr F.M. Logan : How much does it cost to deliver to our houses? Dr G.G. JACOBS : There are more sources of water. As the member for Cockburn would know, from the second desalination plant it is truly more than $2. This is a mix and provides an average cost of water. Mr F.M. Logan : You don’t know. Dr G.G. JACOBS : Of the different sources of water we have in Western Australia — Mr F.M. Logan : It’s over two bucks. He doesn’t even know. Dr G.G. JACOBS : — surface water that runs down into the dams is relatively cheap water. Mr F.M. Logan : How much does it cost to produce a kilolitre of water? Dr G.G. JACOBS : The one from a desal plant is much more expensive. It is a mixture of these to get an overall uniform price of water in Western Australia. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Cockburn, I formally call you to order for the first time. Likewise, I am going to formally call you for the first time, member for Joondalup.
I will humbly submit that that is an oversimplification of the situation. Mr F.M. Logan : No, no; answer the question. Dr G.G. JACOBS : There are some sources of water that we will deliver for less than $1. Mr F.M. Logan : How much does it cost to deliver to our houses? Dr G.G. JACOBS : There are more sources of water. As the member for Cockburn would know, from the second desalination plant it is truly more than $2. This is a mix and provides an average cost of water. Mr F.M. Logan : You don’t know. Dr G.G. JACOBS : Of the different sources of water we have in Western Australia — Mr F.M. Logan : It’s over two bucks. He doesn’t even know. Dr G.G. JACOBS : — surface water that runs down into the dams is relatively cheap water. Mr F.M. Logan : How much does it cost to produce a kilolitre of water? Dr G.G. JACOBS : The one from a desal plant is much more expensive. It is a mixture of these to get an overall uniform price of water in Western Australia. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Cockburn, I formally call you to order for the first time. Likewise, I am going to formally call you for the first time, member for Joondalup.
Mr F.M. Logan : No, no; answer the question. Dr G.G. JACOBS : There are some sources of water that we will deliver for less than $1. Mr F.M. Logan : How much does it cost to deliver to our houses? Dr G.G. JACOBS : There are more sources of water. As the member for Cockburn would know, from the second desalination plant it is truly more than $2. This is a mix and provides an average cost of water. Mr F.M. Logan : You don’t know. Dr G.G. JACOBS : Of the different sources of water we have in Western Australia — Mr F.M. Logan : It’s over two bucks. He doesn’t even know. Dr G.G. JACOBS : — surface water that runs down into the dams is relatively cheap water. Mr F.M. Logan : How much does it cost to produce a kilolitre of water? Dr G.G. JACOBS : The one from a desal plant is much more expensive. It is a mixture of these to get an overall uniform price of water in Western Australia. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Cockburn, I formally call you to order for the first time. Likewise, I am going to formally call you for the first time, member for Joondalup.
Dr G.G. JACOBS : There are some sources of water that we will deliver for less than $1. Mr F.M. Logan : How much does it cost to deliver to our houses? Dr G.G. JACOBS : There are more sources of water. As the member for Cockburn would know, from the second desalination plant it is truly more than $2. This is a mix and provides an average cost of water. Mr F.M. Logan : You don’t know. Dr G.G. JACOBS : Of the different sources of water we have in Western Australia — Mr F.M. Logan : It’s over two bucks. He doesn’t even know. Dr G.G. JACOBS : — surface water that runs down into the dams is relatively cheap water. Mr F.M. Logan : How much does it cost to produce a kilolitre of water? Dr G.G. JACOBS : The one from a desal plant is much more expensive. It is a mixture of these to get an overall uniform price of water in Western Australia. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Cockburn, I formally call you to order for the first time. Likewise, I am going to formally call you for the first time, member for Joondalup.
Mr F.M. Logan : How much does it cost to deliver to our houses? Dr G.G. JACOBS : There are more sources of water. As the member for Cockburn would know, from the second desalination plant it is truly more than $2. This is a mix and provides an average cost of water. Mr F.M. Logan : You don’t know. Dr G.G. JACOBS : Of the different sources of water we have in Western Australia — Mr F.M. Logan : It’s over two bucks. He doesn’t even know. Dr G.G. JACOBS : — surface water that runs down into the dams is relatively cheap water. Mr F.M. Logan : How much does it cost to produce a kilolitre of water? Dr G.G. JACOBS : The one from a desal plant is much more expensive. It is a mixture of these to get an overall uniform price of water in Western Australia. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Cockburn, I formally call you to order for the first time. Likewise, I am going to formally call you for the first time, member for Joondalup.
Dr G.G. JACOBS : There are more sources of water. As the member for Cockburn would know, from the second desalination plant it is truly more than $2. This is a mix and provides an average cost of water. Mr F.M. Logan : You don’t know. Dr G.G. JACOBS : Of the different sources of water we have in Western Australia — Mr F.M. Logan : It’s over two bucks. He doesn’t even know. Dr G.G. JACOBS : — surface water that runs down into the dams is relatively cheap water. Mr F.M. Logan : How much does it cost to produce a kilolitre of water? Dr G.G. JACOBS : The one from a desal plant is much more expensive. It is a mixture of these to get an overall uniform price of water in Western Australia. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Cockburn, I formally call you to order for the first time. Likewise, I am going to formally call you for the first time, member for Joondalup.
Mr F.M. Logan : You don’t know. Dr G.G. JACOBS : Of the different sources of water we have in Western Australia — Mr F.M. Logan : It’s over two bucks. He doesn’t even know. Dr G.G. JACOBS : — surface water that runs down into the dams is relatively cheap water. Mr F.M. Logan : How much does it cost to produce a kilolitre of water? Dr G.G. JACOBS : The one from a desal plant is much more expensive. It is a mixture of these to get an overall uniform price of water in Western Australia. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Cockburn, I formally call you to order for the first time. Likewise, I am going to formally call you for the first time, member for Joondalup.
Dr G.G. JACOBS : Of the different sources of water we have in Western Australia — Mr F.M. Logan : It’s over two bucks. He doesn’t even know. Dr G.G. JACOBS : — surface water that runs down into the dams is relatively cheap water. Mr F.M. Logan : How much does it cost to produce a kilolitre of water? Dr G.G. JACOBS : The one from a desal plant is much more expensive. It is a mixture of these to get an overall uniform price of water in Western Australia. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Cockburn, I formally call you to order for the first time. Likewise, I am going to formally call you for the first time, member for Joondalup.
Mr F.M. Logan : It’s over two bucks. He doesn’t even know. Dr G.G. JACOBS : — surface water that runs down into the dams is relatively cheap water. Mr F.M. Logan : How much does it cost to produce a kilolitre of water? Dr G.G. JACOBS : The one from a desal plant is much more expensive. It is a mixture of these to get an overall uniform price of water in Western Australia. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Cockburn, I formally call you to order for the first time. Likewise, I am going to formally call you for the first time, member for Joondalup.
Dr G.G. JACOBS : — surface water that runs down into the dams is relatively cheap water. Mr F.M. Logan : How much does it cost to produce a kilolitre of water? Dr G.G. JACOBS : The one from a desal plant is much more expensive. It is a mixture of these to get an overall uniform price of water in Western Australia. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Cockburn, I formally call you to order for the first time. Likewise, I am going to formally call you for the first time, member for Joondalup.
Mr F.M. Logan : How much does it cost to produce a kilolitre of water? Dr G.G. JACOBS : The one from a desal plant is much more expensive. It is a mixture of these to get an overall uniform price of water in Western Australia. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Cockburn, I formally call you to order for the first time. Likewise, I am going to formally call you for the first time, member for Joondalup.
Dr G.G. JACOBS : The one from a desal plant is much more expensive. It is a mixture of these to get an overall uniform price of water in Western Australia. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Cockburn, I formally call you to order for the first time. Likewise, I am going to formally call you for the first time, member for Joondalup.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Cockburn, I formally call you to order for the first time. Likewise, I am going to formally call you for the first time, member for Joondalup.
The SPEAKER : Member for Cockburn, I formally call you to order for the first time. Likewise, I am going to formally call you for the first time, member for Joondalup.
Will the minister tell the house how much it costs to produce a kilolitre of water and how that relates to the increase that the minister has put forward? Dr G.G. JACOBS replied: I will humbly submit that that is an oversimplification of the situation. Mr F.M. Logan : No, no; answer the question. Dr G.G. JACOBS : There are some sources of water that we will deliver for less than $1. Mr F.M. Logan : How much does it cost to deliver to our houses? Dr G.G. JACOBS : There are more sources of water. As the member for Cockburn would know, from the second desalination plant it is truly more than $2. This is a mix and provides an average cost of water. Mr F.M. Logan : You don’t know. Dr G.G. JACOBS : Of the different sources of water we have in Western Australia — Mr F.M. Logan : It’s over two bucks. He doesn’t even know. Dr G.G. JACOBS : — surface water that runs down into the dams is relatively cheap water. Mr F.M. Logan : How much does it cost to produce a kilolitre of water? Dr G.G. JACOBS : The one from a desal plant is much more expensive. It is a mixture of these to get an overall uniform price of water in Western Australia. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Cockburn, I formally call you to order for the first time. Likewise, I am going to formally call you for the first time, member for Joondalup.
Dr G.G. JACOBS replied: I will humbly submit that that is an oversimplification of the situation. Mr F.M. Logan : No, no; answer the question. Dr G.G. JACOBS : There are some sources of water that we will deliver for less than $1. Mr F.M. Logan : How much does it cost to deliver to our houses? Dr G.G. JACOBS : There are more sources of water. As the member for Cockburn would know, from the second desalination plant it is truly more than $2. This is a mix and provides an average cost of water. Mr F.M. Logan : You don’t know. Dr G.G. JACOBS : Of the different sources of water we have in Western Australia — Mr F.M. Logan : It’s over two bucks. He doesn’t even know. Dr G.G. JACOBS : — surface water that runs down into the dams is relatively cheap water. Mr F.M. Logan : How much does it cost to produce a kilolitre of water? Dr G.G. JACOBS : The one from a desal plant is much more expensive. It is a mixture of these to get an overall uniform price of water in Western Australia. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Cockburn, I formally call you to order for the first time. Likewise, I am going to formally call you for the first time, member for Joondalup.
I will humbly submit that that is an oversimplification of the situation. Mr F.M. Logan : No, no; answer the question. Dr G.G. JACOBS : There are some sources of water that we will deliver for less than $1. Mr F.M. Logan : How much does it cost to deliver to our houses? Dr G.G. JACOBS : There are more sources of water. As the member for Cockburn would know, from the second desalination plant it is truly more than $2. This is a mix and provides an average cost of water. Mr F.M. Logan : You don’t know. Dr G.G. JACOBS : Of the different sources of water we have in Western Australia — Mr F.M. Logan : It’s over two bucks. He doesn’t even know. Dr G.G. JACOBS : — surface water that runs down into the dams is relatively cheap water. Mr F.M. Logan : How much does it cost to produce a kilolitre of water? Dr G.G. JACOBS : The one from a desal plant is much more expensive. It is a mixture of these to get an overall uniform price of water in Western Australia. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Cockburn, I formally call you to order for the first time. Likewise, I am going to formally call you for the first time, member for Joondalup.
Mr F.M. Logan : No, no; answer the question. Dr G.G. JACOBS : There are some sources of water that we will deliver for less than $1. Mr F.M. Logan : How much does it cost to deliver to our houses? Dr G.G. JACOBS : There are more sources of water. As the member for Cockburn would know, from the second desalination plant it is truly more than $2. This is a mix and provides an average cost of water. Mr F.M. Logan : You don’t know. Dr G.G. JACOBS : Of the different sources of water we have in Western Australia — Mr F.M. Logan : It’s over two bucks. He doesn’t even know. Dr G.G. JACOBS : — surface water that runs down into the dams is relatively cheap water. Mr F.M. Logan : How much does it cost to produce a kilolitre of water? Dr G.G. JACOBS : The one from a desal plant is much more expensive. It is a mixture of these to get an overall uniform price of water in Western Australia. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Cockburn, I formally call you to order for the first time. Likewise, I am going to formally call you for the first time, member for Joondalup.
Dr G.G. JACOBS : There are some sources of water that we will deliver for less than $1. Mr F.M. Logan : How much does it cost to deliver to our houses? Dr G.G. JACOBS : There are more sources of water. As the member for Cockburn would know, from the second desalination plant it is truly more than $2. This is a mix and provides an average cost of water. Mr F.M. Logan : You don’t know. Dr G.G. JACOBS : Of the different sources of water we have in Western Australia — Mr F.M. Logan : It’s over two bucks. He doesn’t even know. Dr G.G. JACOBS : — surface water that runs down into the dams is relatively cheap water. Mr F.M. Logan : How much does it cost to produce a kilolitre of water? Dr G.G. JACOBS : The one from a desal plant is much more expensive. It is a mixture of these to get an overall uniform price of water in Western Australia. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Cockburn, I formally call you to order for the first time. Likewise, I am going to formally call you for the first time, member for Joondalup.
Mr F.M. Logan : How much does it cost to deliver to our houses? Dr G.G. JACOBS : There are more sources of water. As the member for Cockburn would know, from the second desalination plant it is truly more than $2. This is a mix and provides an average cost of water. Mr F.M. Logan : You don’t know. Dr G.G. JACOBS : Of the different sources of water we have in Western Australia — Mr F.M. Logan : It’s over two bucks. He doesn’t even know. Dr G.G. JACOBS : — surface water that runs down into the dams is relatively cheap water. Mr F.M. Logan : How much does it cost to produce a kilolitre of water? Dr G.G. JACOBS : The one from a desal plant is much more expensive. It is a mixture of these to get an overall uniform price of water in Western Australia. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Cockburn, I formally call you to order for the first time. Likewise, I am going to formally call you for the first time, member for Joondalup.
Dr G.G. JACOBS : There are more sources of water. As the member for Cockburn would know, from the second desalination plant it is truly more than $2. This is a mix and provides an average cost of water. Mr F.M. Logan : You don’t know. Dr G.G. JACOBS : Of the different sources of water we have in Western Australia — Mr F.M. Logan : It’s over two bucks. He doesn’t even know. Dr G.G. JACOBS : — surface water that runs down into the dams is relatively cheap water. Mr F.M. Logan : How much does it cost to produce a kilolitre of water? Dr G.G. JACOBS : The one from a desal plant is much more expensive. It is a mixture of these to get an overall uniform price of water in Western Australia. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Cockburn, I formally call you to order for the first time. Likewise, I am going to formally call you for the first time, member for Joondalup.
Mr F.M. Logan : You don’t know. Dr G.G. JACOBS : Of the different sources of water we have in Western Australia — Mr F.M. Logan : It’s over two bucks. He doesn’t even know. Dr G.G. JACOBS : — surface water that runs down into the dams is relatively cheap water. Mr F.M. Logan : How much does it cost to produce a kilolitre of water? Dr G.G. JACOBS : The one from a desal plant is much more expensive. It is a mixture of these to get an overall uniform price of water in Western Australia. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Cockburn, I formally call you to order for the first time. Likewise, I am going to formally call you for the first time, member for Joondalup.
Dr G.G. JACOBS : Of the different sources of water we have in Western Australia — Mr F.M. Logan : It’s over two bucks. He doesn’t even know. Dr G.G. JACOBS : — surface water that runs down into the dams is relatively cheap water. Mr F.M. Logan : How much does it cost to produce a kilolitre of water? Dr G.G. JACOBS : The one from a desal plant is much more expensive. It is a mixture of these to get an overall uniform price of water in Western Australia. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Cockburn, I formally call you to order for the first time. Likewise, I am going to formally call you for the first time, member for Joondalup.
Mr F.M. Logan : It’s over two bucks. He doesn’t even know. Dr G.G. JACOBS : — surface water that runs down into the dams is relatively cheap water. Mr F.M. Logan : How much does it cost to produce a kilolitre of water? Dr G.G. JACOBS : The one from a desal plant is much more expensive. It is a mixture of these to get an overall uniform price of water in Western Australia. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Cockburn, I formally call you to order for the first time. Likewise, I am going to formally call you for the first time, member for Joondalup.
Dr G.G. JACOBS : — surface water that runs down into the dams is relatively cheap water. Mr F.M. Logan : How much does it cost to produce a kilolitre of water? Dr G.G. JACOBS : The one from a desal plant is much more expensive. It is a mixture of these to get an overall uniform price of water in Western Australia. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Cockburn, I formally call you to order for the first time. Likewise, I am going to formally call you for the first time, member for Joondalup.
Mr F.M. Logan : How much does it cost to produce a kilolitre of water? Dr G.G. JACOBS : The one from a desal plant is much more expensive. It is a mixture of these to get an overall uniform price of water in Western Australia. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Cockburn, I formally call you to order for the first time. Likewise, I am going to formally call you for the first time, member for Joondalup.
Dr G.G. JACOBS : The one from a desal plant is much more expensive. It is a mixture of these to get an overall uniform price of water in Western Australia. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Cockburn, I formally call you to order for the first time. Likewise, I am going to formally call you for the first time, member for Joondalup.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Cockburn, I formally call you to order for the first time. Likewise, I am going to formally call you for the first time, member for Joondalup.
The SPEAKER : Member for Cockburn, I formally call you to order for the first time. Likewise, I am going to formally call you for the first time, member for Joondalup.
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