Aussies Warned Next Skyrocketing Cost Will Be Water

Aussies Warned Next Skyrocketing Cost Will Be Water
A new report says that without action a typical residential water and sewerage bill in Australia could be higher than AU$2,500 (US$1,875) in today's money by 2040. Franck Fife/AFP/Getty Images
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Australian households and businesses have struggled with high power bills over the past several years, and they will soon do so with water bills if measures are not taken, warns a new report.

Water bills could more than double by 2040 unless steps are taken to reform Australia’s urban water, said Philip Davies the CEO of independent statutory body Infrastructure Australia which released the report Reforming Urban Water on Friday Dec. 8.