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Water and
Wastewater
The
Council does not operate a water supply system or a sewerage
reticulation and disposal system. These services are provided by United
Water International Pty Ltd (UWI) under a long-term (50 year) franchise
agreement (Water & Wastewater Franchise Agreement) with Council.
The
operation of the Franchise Agreement is monitored by way of independent
reviews of the franchise holder’s pricing structure each year and five
yearly reviews of the condition of the assets. Council’s engineering
consultants also carry out on-going reviews of water quality in
conjunction with the Department of Health and Watercare Services Ltd.
The
Council has retained ownership of the assets which include water and
sewerage mains, numerous rider main leads, one pumping station and one
header tank/reservoir. Part of the Franchise Agreement includes a
requirement that UWI maintain the assets to a better than “Initial
Condition” (that is, that the assets are in better condition at the end
of the Franchise Agreement period than they were at the beginning of
this period).
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