The NSW Government push The
State Government is proposing to introduce a new Central
Coast Water
Corporation to run our local water supply, sewerage
and drainage services.
Currently, Gosford City
and Wyong Shire councils jointly manage the bulk supply
of water for the region (sourced from our rivers and
elsewhere, stored in our dams and treated ready for
use) 
Each council then separately
distributes treated water to our taps and also manages
local sewerage and
drainage services. Wyong Shire Council
is concerned the proposed new water corporation will
adversely impact local ratepayers. Council believes
the corporatisation could, in the future, potentially
lead to:
- increased water rates
- lower service levels
- Government take-over of our water supply,
sewerage and drainage services
- water privatisation in the longer term
- dividend payments to the State Government
- water ownership by an organisation outside the
Central Coast
- Loss of $1 billion worth of community -owned
assets
- loss of local jobs
Read
more (PDF - 715 KB)
And
this
additional information (PDF
- 976 KB)
Check
this advertisement (PDF - 1.29 MB)
A Gosford City Council or Hunter
Water takeover
See
additional information (Text
file - 86 KB) about the implications of the NSW Government's
push.
Residents do not want corporatisation
Read how an independent survey
has revealed
overwhelming opposition to the NSW Government's
water corporation push.
And Council is
applauded
While the Water Corporation
debate continues, see how Council has earned an official
pat on the
back for water
and sewerage management
Page last updated:
19/02/2008
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