IPART has reviewed the maximum prices that Sydney Water can charge to provide water, wastewater, stormwater, and other services. The prices we set in this review apply from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2020.
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Review Completed
Prices for Sydney Water Corporation from 1 July 2016
Start date: Jan 2015
Timeline
7 Sep 2015
10 Nov 2015
22 Mar 2016
11 Apr 2016
14 Jun 2016
Consultation
Agenda - Public Hearing - late payment, dishonoured and declined payment fees - Sydney
IPART OfficesLevel 15, 2-24 Rawson PlaceSydney
Draft Report
The Draft Report sets out our draft prices and decisions for our review of the maximum prices Sydney Water would charge for providing water, wastewater, stormwater and other services from 1 July 20
Submissions
18
Submissions received for Draft Report
| Date received | Entity | Name | Download |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Mar 2016 | Individual | Anonymous (W16/1812) | |
| 11 Apr 2016 | Individual | Kathryn Ridge | |
| 14 Apr 2016 | Individual | Anonymous (W16/1895) (Confidential) ** | |
| 14 Apr 2016 | Cooks River Alliance | Stephen Summerhayes | |
| 15 Apr 2016 | Public Interest Advocacy Centre | Kristal Burry | |
| 15 Apr 2016 | NSW Council of Social Service | Douglas McCloskey | |
| 15 Apr 2016 | Stormwater NSW | Richard McManus | |
| 18 Apr 2016 | Individual | John Reizes | |
| 18 Apr 2016 | Individual | Michael Mobbs | |
| 18 Apr 2016 | Individual | Anonymous (W16/1915) | |
| 18 Apr 2016 | Energy & Water Ombudsman NSW | Rory Campbell | |
| 18 Apr 2016 | NSW EPA | Mike Sharpin | |
| 18 Apr 2016 | Manly Environment Centre | Judy Reizes | |
| 18 Apr 2016 | City of Sydney | Lisa Currie | |
| 18 Apr 2016 | Individual | Beverley Trevenen | |
| 18 Apr 2016 | Sydney Water | Kris Funston | |
| 11 Apr 2016 | Individual | Dennis Alexander | |
| 4 May 2016 | Sydney Water - Supplementary submission | Kevin Young |
* Part of submission not published due to confidentiality and/or other legal reasons
** Submission not published due to confidentiality and/or other legal reasons
Agenda - Public Hearing on Wholesale water and wastewater pricing - Sydney
SMC Conference and Function Centre66 Goulburn StreetSydney
Issues Paper
This Issues Paper sets out key issues in our review of the maximum prices that Sydney Water can charge for providing water, wastewater, stormwater, and other services, to apply from 1 July 2016.
Submissions
50
Submissions received for Issues Paper
| Date received | Entity | Name | Download |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jun 2015 | Individual | Anonymous (W15/1943) | |
| 24 Jun 2015 | Individual | Claudia B Seijas (Confidential) ** | |
| 8 Mar 2015 | Individual | Anonymous (W15/1951) | |
| 28 Jun 2015 | Individual | Bobbie Slaughter | |
| 29 Jun 2015 | Individual | Anonymous (W15/2271) | |
| 2 Jul 2015 | Individual | Anonymous (W15/2806) | |
| 10 Jul 2015 | Individual | Anonymous (W15/2993) | |
| 11 Jul 2015 | Individual | Ben Hope | |
| 11 Jul 2015 | Individual | George Carrard | |
| 13 Jul 2015 | Individual | Peter Stanbury | |
| 14 Jul 2015 | Individual | Anonymous (W15/3089) | |
| 14 Jul 2015 | Individual | Petra O'Neill | |
| 15 Jul 2015 | Individual | Anonymous (W15/3108) (Confidential) ** | |
| 16 Jul 2015 | Individual | Paul Artale | |
| 16 Jul 2015 | Individual | Barry O'Connell | |
| 18 Jul 2015 | Individual | Alfred Chan | |
| 18 Jul 2015 | Individual | Anonymous (W15/3231) | |
| 19 Jul 2015 | Individual | Helen Flaherty | |
| 20 Jul 2015 | Individual | Charles Hurst | |
| 20 Jul 2015 | Individual | Anonymous (W15/3362) | |
| 21 Jul 2015 | Individual | Anonymous (W15/3447) | |
| 29 Jul 2015 | Individual | Neville Bartlett | |
| 2 Aug 2015 | Individual | Marta Mencinskyj | |
| 7 Aug 2015 | Individual | Greg Willis | |
| 13 Aug 2015 | Michael Mobbs Sustainable Projects | Michael Mobbs | |
| 14 Sep 2015 | Individual | Anonymous (W15/4701) (Confidential) ** | |
| 1 Oct 2015 | Individual | Anonymous (W15/4771) | |
| 1 Oct 2015 | City of Sydney Council | Lisa Currie | |
| 2 Oct 2015 | E2Designlab | Emma James | |
| 2 Oct 2015 | Total Environment Centre | Leigh Martin | |
| 2 Oct 2015 | Energy & Water Ombudsman NSW | Jane Leung | |
| 2 Oct 2015 | Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney | Cynthia Mitchell | |
| 4 Oct 2015 | Stormwater NSW | Richard McManus | |
| 2 Oct 2015 | NSW Environment Protection Authority | Frank Garofalow | |
| 5 Oct 2015 | Public Interest Advocacy Centre | Kristal Burry | |
| 6 Oct 2015 | Department of Primary Industries Water | Gavin Hanlon | |
| 6 Oct 2015 | Permeate Partners | Kurt Dahl | |
| 6 Oct 2015 | NSW Business Chamber | Paul Orton | |
| 7 Oct 2015 | Sydney Water | Heidi Muras | |
| 12 Oct 2015 | CRC for Water Sensitive Cities | Tony Wong | |
| 12 Oct 2015 | UDIA NSW - Urban Development Institute of Australia | Justin Drew | |
| 12 Oct 2015 | Organisation | Anonymous (W15/4838) (Confidential) ** | |
| 12 Oct 2015 | Infrastructure Partnerships Australia | Brendan Lyon | |
| 12 Oct 2015 | Green Building Council of Australia | Katy Dean | |
| 12 Oct 2015 | Sydney Coastal Councils Group Inc. | Geoff Withycombe | |
| 8 Oct 2015 | Individual | Bob French | |
| 1 Oct 2015 | Cooks River Alliance, Georges River Combined Councils' Committee, Parramatta River Catchment Group, Sydney Coastal Councils Group | Stephen Summerhayes | |
| 13 May 2015 | Individual | Anonymous (W15/1556) | |
| 15 Jun 2015 | Individual | Gordon Clipsham | |
| 12 Oct 2015 | Flow Systems | Terry Leckie |
* Part of submission not published due to confidentiality and/or other legal reasons
** Submission not published due to confidentiality and/or other legal reasons
All documents
Consultant Supplementary Report by Atkins Cardno - Sydney Water Corporation Expenditure Review
IPART engaged the Atkins Cardno consultancy to review the operating and capital expenditure aspects of Sydney Water’s submission to our Draft Report and Draft Determination.
Final Report
The Final Report outlines our decisions on the maximum prices that Sydney Water Corporation can charge its customers for water, sewerage, stormwater and other services.
Fact Sheet - Dishonoured or declined payment and late payment fees
This fact sheet summarises the maximum late payment and dishonoured or declined payment fees we have specified for Sydney Water from 1 July 2016
Fact Sheet - Unregulated pricing agreements
This fact sheet summarises our decision to allow large non-residential customers to choose to enter into unregulated pricing agreements with their service provider (Sydney Water or Hunter Water) fo
Fact Sheet - Non-residential customers
This fact sheet summarises our decisions on Sydney Water’s prices for non-residential customers. These apply from 1 July 2016 and include water, wastewater, stormwater and other services.
Fact Sheet - Residential customers
This fact sheet summarises our decisions on Sydney Water’s prices for residential customers. These apply from 1 July 2016 and include water, wastewater, stormwater and other services.
Media Release on Final Report
This media release provides an overview of our Final Report on Sydney Water’s prices.
Agenda - Public Hearing - late payment, dishonoured and declined payment fees - Sydney
IPART OfficesLevel 15, 2-24 Rawson PlaceSydney
Media Release on Draft Report
This media release provides an overview of the Sydney Water Draft Report and invites feedback from stakeholders on our draft decisions and prices.
Consultant Report by CEPA - Advice on Efficiency Carryover Mechanisms
IPART engaged the consultancy firm Cambridge Economic Policy Associates (CEPA) to review options to introduce efficiency carryover mechanisms for urban water utilities in NSW.
Draft Determination
The Draft Determination is the legal instrument for the draft pricing decision relating to the maximum prices Sydney Water would charge for providing water, wastewater, stormwater and other service
Draft Report
The Draft Report sets out our draft prices and decisions for our review of the maximum prices Sydney Water would charge for providing water, wastewater, stormwater and other services from 1 July 20
Submissions
18
Submissions received for Draft Report
| Date received | Entity | Name | Download |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Mar 2016 | Individual | Anonymous (W16/1812) | |
| 11 Apr 2016 | Individual | Kathryn Ridge | |
| 14 Apr 2016 | Individual | Anonymous (W16/1895) (Confidential) ** | |
| 14 Apr 2016 | Cooks River Alliance | Stephen Summerhayes | |
| 15 Apr 2016 | Public Interest Advocacy Centre | Kristal Burry | |
| 15 Apr 2016 | NSW Council of Social Service | Douglas McCloskey | |
| 15 Apr 2016 | Stormwater NSW | Richard McManus | |
| 18 Apr 2016 | Individual | John Reizes | |
| 18 Apr 2016 | Individual | Michael Mobbs | |
| 18 Apr 2016 | Individual | Anonymous (W16/1915) | |
| 18 Apr 2016 | Energy & Water Ombudsman NSW | Rory Campbell | |
| 18 Apr 2016 | NSW EPA | Mike Sharpin | |
| 18 Apr 2016 | Manly Environment Centre | Judy Reizes | |
| 18 Apr 2016 | City of Sydney | Lisa Currie | |
| 18 Apr 2016 | Individual | Beverley Trevenen | |
| 18 Apr 2016 | Sydney Water | Kris Funston | |
| 11 Apr 2016 | Individual | Dennis Alexander | |
| 4 May 2016 | Sydney Water - Supplementary submission | Kevin Young |
* Part of submission not published due to confidentiality and/or other legal reasons
** Submission not published due to confidentiality and/or other legal reasons
Fact Sheet - Dishonoured or declined payment and late payment fees
This fact sheet summarises our draft recommendations for the maximum late payment and dishonoured or declined payment fees that would be charged by Sydney Water from 1 July 2016.
Fact Sheet - Unregulated pricing agreements
This fact sheet summarises our draft decision to introduce greater pricing flexibility by allowing large non-residential customers to elect to opt out of regulated prices and enter into unregulated
Fact Sheet - Non residential customers
This fact sheet summarises our draft decisions on the prices that Sydney Water would charge for providing water, wastewater, stormwater and other services from 1 July 2016 for non-residential custo
Fact Sheet - Residential customers
This fact sheet summarises our draft decisions on the prices that Sydney Water would charge for providing water, wastewater, stormwater and other services from 1 July 2016 for residential customers
Advertisement on Public Hearing - late payment fee and dishonoured and declined payment fee
Advertisement for Public Hearing for late payment fee, dishonoured and declined payment fee
Consultant Report by Atkins Cardno - Sydney Water Corporation Expenditure Review
IPART engaged the consultancy firm Atkins Cardno to review the operating and capital expenditure proposed by Sydney Water.
Agenda - Public Hearing on Wholesale water and wastewater pricing - Sydney
SMC Conference and Function Centre66 Goulburn StreetSydney
Media Release on Issues Paper
IPART has started our review of the maximum prices that Sydney Water and WaterNSW can charge its customers from 1 July 2016.
Advertisement on Issues Paper
This advertisement calls for submissions by 5 October 2015 to our review of the maximum prices that Sydney Water and WaterNSW can charge for providing water, wastewater, stormwater, and other servi
Consumer Fact Sheet on Issues Paper
This Fact Sheet provides important information for consumers on our Issues Paper to the Sydney Water price review.
Summary of Issues Paper
This Fact Sheet provides summary information for industry stakeholders on the Issues Paper to the Sydney Water price review.
Issues Paper
This Issues Paper sets out key issues in our review of the maximum prices that Sydney Water can charge for providing water, wastewater, stormwater, and other services, to apply from 1 July 2016.
Submissions
50
Submissions received for Issues Paper
| Date received | Entity | Name | Download |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jun 2015 | Individual | Anonymous (W15/1943) | |
| 24 Jun 2015 | Individual | Claudia B Seijas (Confidential) ** | |
| 8 Mar 2015 | Individual | Anonymous (W15/1951) | |
| 28 Jun 2015 | Individual | Bobbie Slaughter | |
| 29 Jun 2015 | Individual | Anonymous (W15/2271) | |
| 2 Jul 2015 | Individual | Anonymous (W15/2806) | |
| 10 Jul 2015 | Individual | Anonymous (W15/2993) | |
| 11 Jul 2015 | Individual | Ben Hope | |
| 11 Jul 2015 | Individual | George Carrard | |
| 13 Jul 2015 | Individual | Peter Stanbury | |
| 14 Jul 2015 | Individual | Anonymous (W15/3089) | |
| 14 Jul 2015 | Individual | Petra O'Neill | |
| 15 Jul 2015 | Individual | Anonymous (W15/3108) (Confidential) ** | |
| 16 Jul 2015 | Individual | Paul Artale | |
| 16 Jul 2015 | Individual | Barry O'Connell | |
| 18 Jul 2015 | Individual | Alfred Chan | |
| 18 Jul 2015 | Individual | Anonymous (W15/3231) | |
| 19 Jul 2015 | Individual | Helen Flaherty | |
| 20 Jul 2015 | Individual | Charles Hurst | |
| 20 Jul 2015 | Individual | Anonymous (W15/3362) | |
| 21 Jul 2015 | Individual | Anonymous (W15/3447) | |
| 29 Jul 2015 | Individual | Neville Bartlett | |
| 2 Aug 2015 | Individual | Marta Mencinskyj | |
| 7 Aug 2015 | Individual | Greg Willis | |
| 13 Aug 2015 | Michael Mobbs Sustainable Projects | Michael Mobbs | |
| 14 Sep 2015 | Individual | Anonymous (W15/4701) (Confidential) ** | |
| 1 Oct 2015 | Individual | Anonymous (W15/4771) | |
| 1 Oct 2015 | City of Sydney Council | Lisa Currie | |
| 2 Oct 2015 | E2Designlab | Emma James | |
| 2 Oct 2015 | Total Environment Centre | Leigh Martin | |
| 2 Oct 2015 | Energy & Water Ombudsman NSW | Jane Leung | |
| 2 Oct 2015 | Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney | Cynthia Mitchell | |
| 4 Oct 2015 | Stormwater NSW | Richard McManus | |
| 2 Oct 2015 | NSW Environment Protection Authority | Frank Garofalow | |
| 5 Oct 2015 | Public Interest Advocacy Centre | Kristal Burry | |
| 6 Oct 2015 | Department of Primary Industries Water | Gavin Hanlon | |
| 6 Oct 2015 | Permeate Partners | Kurt Dahl | |
| 6 Oct 2015 | NSW Business Chamber | Paul Orton | |
| 7 Oct 2015 | Sydney Water | Heidi Muras | |
| 12 Oct 2015 | CRC for Water Sensitive Cities | Tony Wong | |
| 12 Oct 2015 | UDIA NSW - Urban Development Institute of Australia | Justin Drew | |
| 12 Oct 2015 | Organisation | Anonymous (W15/4838) (Confidential) ** | |
| 12 Oct 2015 | Infrastructure Partnerships Australia | Brendan Lyon | |
| 12 Oct 2015 | Green Building Council of Australia | Katy Dean | |
| 12 Oct 2015 | Sydney Coastal Councils Group Inc. | Geoff Withycombe | |
| 8 Oct 2015 | Individual | Bob French | |
| 1 Oct 2015 | Cooks River Alliance, Georges River Combined Councils' Committee, Parramatta River Catchment Group, Sydney Coastal Councils Group | Stephen Summerhayes | |
| 13 May 2015 | Individual | Anonymous (W15/1556) | |
| 15 Jun 2015 | Individual | Gordon Clipsham | |
| 12 Oct 2015 | Flow Systems | Terry Leckie |
* Part of submission not published due to confidentiality and/or other legal reasons
** Submission not published due to confidentiality and/or other legal reasons
Sydney Water's pricing proposal - summary
Sydney Water's proposal to IPART on prices to apply from 1 July 2016 - Summary
Sydney Water's pricing proposal - Appendices – public version
Sydney Water's proposal to IPART on prices to apply from 1 July 2016 – Appendices – public version
Sydney Water's pricing proposal
Sydney Water's proposal to IPART on prices to apply from 1 July 2016
Sydney Water's pricing proposal - CEO's responsibility statement
Sydney Water's proposal to IPART on prices to apply from 1 July 2016 - CEO’s responsibility statement
Sydney Water's pricing proposal - Quality Assurance sign off
Sydney Water's proposal to IPART on prices to apply from 1 July 2016- Quality Assurance sign off
Sydney Water's pricing proposal - Appendix 7 expert report on the WACC
Sydney Water's proposal to IPART on prices to apply from 1 July 2016- Appendix 7 (expert report on the WACC)
Media Release
Sydney Water has submitted its proposed charges to apply from 1 July 2016 for water, sewerage, stormwater, trade waste and other services for assessment by IPART.
Fact Sheet
This Fact Sheet outlines how you can have your say about Sydney Water's prices from 1 July 2015.
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