"A vision for Water Infrastructure"

Characteristics

• Institutional Reform
   - established water and sewerage corporations, economic regulator, ombudsman.
   - established irrigation boards.
• Long term vision for irrigation.
• Asset management plans for water and sewerage under developed.
• Urban infrastructure run down in parts.
• Maintenance of urban infrastructure underfunded in parts.
• Poor compliance with environmental and health obligations for urban water and sewerage services.

Key Reforms 

• Annual rigorous reporting on state of sector urban water and sewerage.
• Independently regulated price and service plans for urban water and sewerage sector.
• State water plan - integrating urban and rural.
• Separate regulatory, delivery and policy functions for urban water and sewerage sector.
• Impacts of climate change incorporated into modelling of long term water availability.

Vision Characteristic

• Infrastructure optimised for sustainable delivery of water sustainability.
• Water delivered to its most productive use.
• Water management based on real time information.
• Urban water funded on sustainable basis.
• Infrastructure upgraded.
• Water delivered on a commercial basis.
• Urban and rural water systems integrated.