Water Pricing
The Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal of NSW (IPART) is responsible for determining the maximum prices that State Water Corporation and the NSW Office of Water can charge irrigators, industrial users and town water suppliers for a range of bulk water services.The current determinations are available from the IPART website:
- IPART review of bulk water charges for State Water Corporation from 1 July 2010 – 30 June 2014
- IPART review of prices for the NSW Office of Water from 1 July 2011
The current prices for the Macquarie Regulated River and Groundwater sources are provided in the tables below.
Macquarie Regulated River Charges
State Water Corporation| 2010/11 ($/ML) |
2011/12 ($/ML) |
2012/13 ($/ML) |
2013/14 ($/ML) |
|
| High Security Entitlement Charge | 7.02 | 8.17 x CPI adj. | 9.37 x CPI adj. | 10.61 x CPI adj. |
| General Security Entitlement Charge | 3.74 | 3.80 x CPI adj. | 3.87 x CPI adj. | 3.94 x CPI adj. |
| Usage Charge | 11.60 | 12.05 x CPI adj. | 12.51 x CPI adj. | 12.99 x CPI adj. |
NSW Office of Water
| 2010/11 ($/ML) |
2011/12 ($/ML) |
2012/13 ($/ML) |
2013/14 ($/ML) |
|
| Entitlement Charge | 0.97 | 1.35 x CPI adj. | 1.62 x CPI adj. | 1.84 x CPI adj. |
| Usage Charge | 1.31 | 1.30 x CPI adj. | 1.55 x CPI adj. | 1.77 x CPI adj. |
Macquarie Groundwater Charges (for licence holders with meters)
| 2010/11 ($/ML) |
2011/12 ($/ML) |
2012/13 ($/ML) |
2013/14 ($/ML) |
|
| Entitlement Charge | 3.06 | 4.01 x CPI adj. | 4.29 x CPI adj. | 4.52 x CPI adj. |
| Usage Charge | 1.58 | 1.72 x CPI adj. | 1.84 x CPI adj. | 1.94 x CPI adj. |
