In December 2017, the NSW Government released the Water Reform Action Plan,
with the objective of delivering on the state's responsibility to ensure there
is an equitable and transparent approach to the management of water for current
and future generations.
The goals of the plan are to:
- introduce best practice for water management
- ensure transparency in how we share, allocate and manage water
- build a compliance and enforcement regime that ensures strong and certain
regulation
- build capability to support implementation of water reforms.
In March 2018, the NSW Government published a consultation paper on water
take measurement and metering which presented a range of policy options,
including private ownership of metering. The consultation paper sought feedback
on how the NSW Government could deliver on its commitment to implement a robust
metering framework.
Between July 2017 and April 2018, no Government owned meters were installed
in the Barwon-Darling system. WaterNSW are aware that some licence holders have
recently commenced installing additional meters or re-commissioning existing
water meters with data loggers. However, if a licence holder installs a meter,
they are not obligated to notify WaterNSW of that installation. One application
for an amended Water Supply Work approval was granted in April 2018.
The NSW Government is currently consulting on a robust metering policy.
Information on the NSW Government's proposal for metering is available at
www.industry.nsw.gov.au.
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