Brumby Government’s water policies?

The scary thing is that while the Government continues to have unrealistic expectations for its water policies, the more sensible options for Melbourne such as connection of water tanks to the home, water harvesting and recycling are being closed off.

Given global financial markets, the only way Suez or Veolia could raise $4 billion is by having an iron-clad contract with the Victorian Government to supply Melbourne’s water for 30 years with built-in price escalations that exclude competition.

The scary thing is that while the Government continues to have unrealistic expectations for its water policies, the more sensible options for Melbourne such as connection of water tanks to the home, water harvesting and recycling are being closed off.

Given global financial markets, the only way Suez or Veolia could raise $4 billion is by having an iron-clad contract with the Victorian Government to supply Melbourne’s water for 30 years with built-in price escalations that exclude competition.