Water pricing publications
Publications on water pricing and stocktake approaches to charging for water storage and delivery.
Flagship publications
Review of pricing reform in the Australian water sector - April 2011
Examines Australia's history of water pricing reform, paying particular attention to the effectiveness and impact of changes introduced under the 2004 National Water Initiative.
Waterlines reports
Pricing principles for recycled water and stormwater reuse- No 31 - 19 October 2010
Analyses and proposes a set of pricing principles for recycled water and stormwater to assist National Water Initiative (NWI) parties in meeting their commitments.
Approaches to urban water pricing - No 7, July 2008
Assesses alternative approaches to charging for urban water services.
Water charging stocktakes
This is the first national stocktake of water charging policies in urban and rural water sectors: the first step in developing consistent approaches to the way water charges are set across Australia.
This stocktake was prepared by the National Water Commission with assistance from the Steering Group on Water Charging in 2007. The overall stocktake is in three parts: urban, rural and water planning and management.
Executive summary of water charging stocktakes
Stocktake of approaches to charging for water storage and delivery in the urban water sector
Stocktake of approaches to charging for water storage and delivery in the rural water sector
Stocktake of approaches to cost recovery for water planning and management in Australia
Other publications
Pricing and personal information disclosure consultancy project - November 2006
Investigates issues relating to the disclosure of pricing and personal information held on water registers.