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Ways to reduce the cost of water! |
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Written by Les Fawkes
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Friday, 06 May 2011 |
Following a water leak at their home the cost of water over two periods has cost a reader the price of a small car. One of the pressures on the individual’s budget has been the steeply rising cost of everyday utilities with water being one of the major ones.
These costs are impacting on every local home.
Steve
Dickson , the LNP Shadow Minister for Energy and Water Utilities said,
“ The four remaining water entities all paid huge executive salaries
which could be slashed. Simply by slashing administration and
amalgamating south-east Queensland’s bulk water entities the State Labor
Government could immediately put $6 million dollars back into the
pockets of water consumers.
He
continued, “SEQ Water, Water Secure, Link Water, the Water Commission
and the Grid Manager have a combined total of 37 executives on
six-figure salaries and the only way that the government can find the
money to pay them is through our water bills of course!”
Mr
Dickson said an amalgamation under the L.N.P.’s four-point plan to limit
water price rises, would reduce the number of executive general managers
from 17 to 4, board members from 16 to 5 and chief executive officers
from 4 to 1.
Sunshine Coast Mayor, Bob Abbot said that it was time for the State Government to end the blame game over water and allow control to be handed back to councils.
He continued that the state has said it would up the wholesale supply by 141% in three years.
“The blame game has gone on too long,” he said.
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 31 May 2011 )
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