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MINISTER FOR FINANCE AND URBAN SERVICES

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION

Water - Consumption Figures

QUESTION NO 186

Ms Follett - asked the minister for Finance and Urban Services

(1) How many households currently consume more than 250 kilolitres of water per year?

(2) What proportion of households does this represent?

Mr Duby - the answer to the Leader of the Oppositions question is as follows:

(1 & 2) Full statistics to answer this question are not

available for a variety of reasons. Data for household

consumption is not uniformly accessible and may not be

completely reliable and consistent.

On average about 80% of households consume more than 250 kilo-litres per annum. With a mild, wet summer the figure can be as low as 65$, while a hot, dry season could increase this to about 90%.

It should be recognised that with the historic water allowance at 455 kilo-litres/annum most customers do not consider water conservation as being particularly important. While reduction in the allowance will increase the potential for excess water charges to be levied more frequently, there will almost certainly be an associated reduction in average use per household because of the impact of the charges.

Consequently, a lowering of the water allowance is expected to reduce average usage and could impact the figures quoted above.

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