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August 14, 2007
Australian Water Prices to Rise
Australia is a hot and dry country, so it should be no surprise that water supply experts are saying the cost of water is much too inexpensive.
While the pricing for water is now between 90 cents and $1.50 for every kilolitre of water used, the cost of improving infrastructure, and building desalination plants could double those prices, according to a report by the Water Services Association of Australia (WSAA).
Professor Stuart White, director of the Institute for Sustainable Futures at the University of Technology, Sydney, said, "It's true we historically and currently pay too little for water. If we take into account the massive spending spree on infrastructure [water] should be higher".
University of New South Wales water treatment expert Greg Leslie ssid, "The effort to supply safe drinking water, it is amazing it is sold for the price it is. It is certainly worth a lot more than what we pay for our water bill".
Paying more for potable water will be trend in the future far beyond the borders of Australia, as reported by ABC News.
Posted by Stephen Betheil at August 14, 2007 10:25 PM
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