House of Assembly Fifty-First Parliament, Third Session (51-3) 51 3 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Answers to Questions Answers to Questions Water Pricing WATER PRICING Mr HANNA House of Assembly Mitchell WATER PRICING 30 Mr HANNA (Mitchell) (30 September 2008). Does national competition policy dictate that both supply and consumption charges apply for domestic water use and if so, what are the details? The Hon. K.A. MAYWALD House of Assembly Chaffey Minister for the River Murray Minister for Water Security WATER PRICING The Hon. K.A. MAYWALD (Chaffey—Minister for the River Murray, Minister for Water Security): I provide the following information: Yes. SA Water's fixed charge adheres to the agreement signed by the members of the Council of Australian Governments (CoAG) where pricing regimes need to be based on the principles of consumption-based pricing as well as full cost recovery. That is, the water supply charge is based on the costs involved with the maintenance of the water infrastructure and the water use charge is to cover the amount of water used.