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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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