Water reform in the urban sector
Water reform in the urban sector was a significant element of the 1994 Council of Australian Governments (COAG) Water Reform Framework. Reforms such as the introduction of two-part tariffs in which users pay a delivery charge as well as a charge for the amount of water used has encouraged more efficient and significantly lower water use per person in urban areas.
The next phase of urban water reforms was identified in the National Water Initiative, which has now been signed by the Australian Government and all state and territory governments.
The National Water Initiative aims to achieve the following outcomes:
- provide healthy, safe and reliable water supplies
- increase water use efficiency in domestic and commercial settings
- encourage the re-use and recycling of wastewater where cost effective
- facilitate water trading between and within the urban and rural sectors
- encourage innovation in water supply sourcing, treatment, storage and discharge
- achieve improved pricing for metropolitan water
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