Price Rise on Cards to Fund Urban Water Infrastructure

Price Rise on Cards to Fund Urban Water Infrastructure
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Cash-strapped households should not be hit with the costs of fixing strained water infrastructure as users in Sydney and surrounds face a possible 50 percent price hike, the New South Wales (NSW) opposition said.

State-owned utility Sydney Water has reportedly submitted that water prices should rise by 18 percent from July 2025, then by seven percent every year for four years.