In accordance with the Terms of Reference, the ERA has considered and developed findings on:

• the circumstances in which recycled water prices should be regulated, and the recommended approach to any required regulation;
• the pricing recommendations of the State Water Recycling Strategy, including the appropriateness of faster adoption of cost-reflective prices for major industry; and
• other factors that the ERA considers relevant to the adoption of recycled water and other alternative water supplies.

In developing its recommendations, the ERA considered a number of factors, including:

• the Government's social, economic and environmental policy objectives;
• distributional issues, such as those between customers of recycled water services and other services in the same scheme; and
• the Government’s water reform agreement and the National Water Initiative.

The ERA published an issues paper on 1 August 2008 and a draft report on 4 November 2008. Submissions in response to the issues paper and the draft report can be viewed on the public submissions page.

The ERA delivered its final report to the Treasurer on 6 February 2009. The report is now available to the public.

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