Bill Water By Where You Live - Australia

The following article was published in The Advertiser in Adelaide, Australia. In it the prospects of charging residents based on delivery distance for water is discussed. On one hand this indicates the changing nature of water as a commodity, on the other, it introduces the concept of penalization for those living in more arid climates - perhaps this is something the US should consider to prevent further development of areas with little water resources such as Nevada or parts of California:

“Southern Australia’s (SA) billing system should be “scrapped” and replaced with a pricing structure based on residential region, an Adelaide water expert says.

Professor Mike Young, a scientist from Adelaide University and member of the Wentworth Group, yesterday released a Pricing Your Water plan calling for a complete overhaul of SA Water’s two-tiered water pricing system.

“I propose we have a per kilolitre pricing structure where people are charged for each kilolitre they use,” he said.

“That price would be determined by the region, its water system, the problems associated with that system and the scarcity of water at the time.” Click here for more.

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