Water utilities performance reporting - improve data collection systems
Project details
| Objective: | To accelerate the data collection process, improve data integrity and allow for greater data analysis and comparative reporting within and between water service providers. It will also accelerate the national performance report production and reduce ongoing costs. |
| Funding: | up to $250,000 plus applicable GST from the Australian Government towards the costs associated with supporting the work program. The total cost of the project is $500 000 with the remainder to be contributed by the states and territories. |
| Jurisdiction: | National |
| Commenced: | September 2007 |
| Completion: | April 2009 |
Progress
About the project
The database will be a web-based portal that allows for the collection and storage of information reported in the national performance reports. The database will provide data integrity.
The development of a database will allow:
- direct entry of data for the year to be reported by utilities
- historical data to be entered and a time series of results to be formed
- the entry of audit results and sign-off on data
- the ability to export data to a publisher
- the ability to run queries and produce reports for comparative analysis purposes
- the accurate production of comparative tables to be published in the report
Project benefits
The project will:
- ensure the community receives credible, accurate and transparent information on water utility performance
- advance the National Water Initiative objective of benchmarking pricing and service quality for metropolitan, non-metropolitan and rural water delivery agencies.