Water Corporation impacts

13 February 2008

The State Government proposal for a new Central Coast Water Corporation could have a number of impacts on Wyong Shire ratepayers.

The Government proposal is to transfer water, sewerage and drainage services across the Central Coast into a new and separate body.

This means that instead of Wyong and Gosford Councils managing these services as they currently do, ratepayers will need to deal with a third bureaucracy.

The potential impacts could include:

• increased water rates to help pay for this third bureaucracy
     
• no longer being able to pay water bills through Council offices
     
• development approvals needed from two separate organisations

Community water survey

Council recently conducted a community survey to gauge residents’ opinions about the State Government’s proposed Water Corporation.

The State Government has claimed this survey was “push polling”. Council disagrees. Community consultation is an important part of this process.

Here is one of the questions from that survey and the choice of five answers. Council encourages everyone to form their own opinion.

Q. How concerned are you that corporatisation will force up the cost of water and sewerage services?
A. Very concerned / Concerned / Not very concerned / Not at all concerned / Don’t know

Of those who responded to the survey 70.1% said they were very concerned and 24.6% said they were concerned. Council is keen to continue hearing community views. Write to us at PO Box 20, Wyong, NSW 2259 or send us an email.

Page last updated: 20/02/2008