Water charging objectives
2 Water charging objectives
The water charging objectives are:
to promote the economically efficient and sustainable use of:
water resources; and
water infrastructure assets; and
government resources devoted to the management of water resources; and
to ensure sufficient revenue streams to allow efficient delivery of the required services; and
to facilitate the efficient functioning of water markets (including inter‑jurisdictional water markets, and in both rural and urban settings); and
to give effect to the principles of user‑pays and achieve pricing transparency in respect of water storage and delivery in irrigation systems and cost recovery for water planning and management; and
to avoid perverse or unintended pricing outcomes.
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