Draft SA Water regulatory determination 2020

Livestock SA welcomes ESCOSA’s draft determination which proposes reductions to the total revenue that SA Water may recover during the four-year period commencing 1 July 2020. The revenue outcomes proposed would still provide SA Water with sufficient revenue to fund efficient operations and prudent investments on a long-term basis and meet the health, safety, environmental and customer service standards that will apply to SA Water over the coming four years.

One of the major concerns for livestock producers is the security of water supplies for livestock at reasonable prices, with the increasing cost of water becoming a restraint on investment in livestock production systems throughout SA. Livestock SA is hopeful that the outcomes of both the State Government’s Water Pricing Inquiry and this draft determination will mean a reduction in water prices.