House of Assembly Fifty-First Parliament, Second Session (51-2) 51 2 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Ministerial Statement Ministerial Statement Water Billing WATER BILLING The Hon. K.O. FOLEY House of Assembly Port Adelaide Deputy Premier Minister for Industry and Trade Minister for Federal/State Relations The Hon. K.O. FOLEY (Port Adelaide—Deputy Premier, Treasurer, Minister for Industry and Trade, Minister for Federal/State Relations) (14:15): I seek leave to make a ministerial statement. Leave granted. The Hon. K.O. FOLEY House of Assembly The Hon. K.O. FOLEY: On 5 December last year the Rann government announced a comprehensive suite of water projects to secure the future of Adelaide's water supply. These projects include a 50 gigalitre desalination plant, a pipeline to interconnect— Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order! The Hon. K.O. FOLEY House of Assembly The Hon. K.O. FOLEY: I am happy to table it, sir, if people do not want to listen. It is the opposition's call: do you want to hear it or will I just table it? It is your call. Members interjecting: The Hon. K.O. FOLEY House of Assembly The Hon. K.O. FOLEY: I do not want to— Ms Chapman House of Assembly Ms Chapman: Table it! The Hon. K.O. FOLEY House of Assembly The Hon. K.O. FOLEY: I will just table it without reading it, is that what you want? These projects include a 50-gigalitre desalination— Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order! The Hon. K.O. FOLEY House of Assembly The Hon. K.O. FOLEY: 'What a wimp,' did you say? Members interjecting: The Hon. K.O. FOLEY House of Assembly The Hon. K.O. FOLEY: Sir, do you intend to— The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order! Mr Hamilton-Smith interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order! The Leader of the Opposition will come to order. The Hon. K.O. FOLEY House of Assembly The Hon. K.O. FOLEY: Thank you, sir. These projects— An honourable member interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order! Ms Chapman interjecting: The Hon. K.O. FOLEY House of Assembly The Hon. K.O. FOLEY: I just like to annoy you, Vickie. These projects include a 50-gigalitre desalination plant, a pipeline to interconnect our metropolitan reservoirs, and a doubling of water storage capacity in the Adelaide Hills. To pay for these projects the government also announced a new three-tier water pricing structure and a significant increase in water prices, beginning with— Mr Pisoni interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order! The member for Unley will come to order. The Hon. K.O. FOLEY House of Assembly The Hon. K.O. FOLEY: —a 12.7 per cent increase in real terms in 2008-09. The government made it clear that additional net revenue from increased water prices will be hypothecated specifically to fund— Mr Pengilly interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order! The member for Finniss is warned. The Hon. K.O. FOLEY House of Assembly The Hon. K.O. FOLEY: Sir, I table the ministerial statement without reading it.