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MINISTER FOR URBAN SERVICES

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION

QUESTION NO 433

Water Accounts - Rural Leaseholders

Mr Humphries - asked the Minister for Urban Services: In relation to water bills sent out by ACT Electricity and -Water (ACTEW)

(1) Why are bills showing a zero balance sent every quarter to oral leaseholders which do not have water connected.

(2) How many rural leaseholders, .which do not have water connected, receive. these bills.

(3) " Has the cost of such a. billing process been estimated; if not, .why not.

(4) Is it expected that the majority of leaseholders will soon have water connected; if so when.

Mr Connolly - the answer to the Members question is as follows:

(1) All leases within the ACT are recorded on the ACTEW Water and Sewerage database. Zero bills were inadvertently sent to rural leaseholders as a result of computer system changes made to effect quarterly billing of water accounts. The error is now being rectified. Only those properties that have water supply available, or are actually connected to the water supply, should receive bills.

(2) There are 238 leases in this category.

(3) No, as the process was not intentional.

(4) Irrelevant given the above explanation.

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