Water reform
In 2006, the State Government announced it would review and reform Tasmania's water and sewerage industry to address:
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service issues
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poor asset management
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pricing and revenue issues
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the need for significant capital expenditure to improve intrastructure.
The review resulted in four new corporations which began operatison on 1 July 2009:
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Southern Water – providing water and wastewater services in the south of the state
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Ben Lomond Water – providing water and wastewater services in the north of the state
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Cradle Mountain Water – providing water and wastewater services in the north-west of the state
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Onstream – providing common services to these corporations.
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1 July 2009, four new corporations took over the management of the Tasmanian water and sewerage sector.
All of Tasmania’s reticulated towns – from Flinders Island to the Huon Valley – are now cared for by their new local water corporation.
Changes include:
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a separate water and sewerage bill (as many Tasmanians pay for their water and sewerage through their council rates)
- a different phone number to report faults, query bills or make enquiries
- while the same people are likely to be servicing their area, they will be employed by one of the new corporations.