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Community Wastewater Management System

752 Ms BEDFORD (Florey) (26 August 2021). How will the conversion of CWMS come at 'no costs to residents'–will the ratepayers of the City of Tea Tree Gully need to make up any shortfall beyond the $65 million commitment funded by state taxpayers?

The Hon. D.J. SPEIRS (Black—Minister for Environment and Water):

Following decades of poor management of the CWMS by the Tea Tree Gully council and the compounding of the issue as a result of it being ignored by the previous Labor government, the Marshall Liberal government is getting on with transferring residents in the north eastern suburbs from the CWMS to the SA Water sewer system.

The initial $65 million set aside to date relates to the current regulatory period. The Marshall Liberal government remains committed to ensuring it will not impose costs to residents as a result of the transition, including during the next regulatory period the cost of which is yet to be determined.