House of Assembly Fifty-Second Parliament, First Session (52-1) 52 1 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Question Time Water Pricing WATER PRICING Mr WILLIAMS House of Assembly MacKillop Deputy Leader of the Opposition WATER PRICING Mr WILLIAMS (MacKillop—Deputy Leader of the Opposition) (14:27): My question is to the Treasurer. Will the Treasurer confirm that the operating cost for the Port Stanvac desalination plant has escalated by $25 million per year for each of the next 20 years; and can he inform the house what impact this will have on South Australian water prices? Last year the parliament was informed that the cost of energy, operation and maintenance for the desalination plant would be $105 million per year. The government tenders website reveals that an energy, maintenance and operational contract was executed on 16 February this year at an annual cost of $130 million per year for the next 20 years, an increase of $25 million per year. The Hon. P. CAICA House of Assembly Colton Minister for Environment and Conservation Minister for the River Murray Minister for Water WATER PRICING The Hon. P. CAICA (Colton—Minister for Environment and Conservation, Minister for the River Murray, Minister for Water) (14:27): I thank the honourable member for his question. I do not have those specific details in front of me. What I will do is get back to the house with a specific answer to that question. Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order! Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order! There will be no quarrels across the floor, thank you; go outside.