Questions

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Q1:

What are likely to be the most important issues that urban water utilities will need to address to meet future demands? (page 4)

Q2:

What are likely to be the most important issues that rural water utilities will need to address to meet future demands? (page 4)

Q3:

To what extent should the private sector play a greater role in urban water and wastewater infrastructure and services? (page 11)

Q4:

To what extent should the private sector play a greater role in rural water and wastewater infrastructure and services? (page 11)

Q5:

What are the pros and cons of using outsourcing as a way of involving the private sector? (page 11)

Q6:

What are the pros and cons of using PPPs as a way of involving the private sector? (page 14)

Q7:

What are the pros and cons of using third party access as a way of involving the private sector? (page 16)

Q8:

What aspects of the examples provided are the most relevant to the Australian situation and why? (page 20)

Q9:

Are there any water quality issues that need to be addressed in relation to increased private sector involvement? (page 21)

Q10:

If any further safeguards need to be in place for managing private sector involvement, what would these look like? (page 22)

Q11:

How significant are pricing barriers to private sector involvement in water and wastewater services? Can anything more be done to reduce them? (page 24)

Q12:

How can risks best be allocated between public and private sector participants in water and in wastewater services? Is this a significant barrier to private sector involvement in the water sector? (page 26)

Q13:

Are there any other significant barriers to private sector involvement in water and wastewater services? What could be done to reduce them? (page 26)

Q14:

How would a national code for third party access assist private sector involvement?

-  At what scale should such a code operate? (National, State, regional, local?)

-  Why? (page 28)

Q15:

How would national guidelines for contracting with the private sector assist private sector involvement? (page 29)

Q16:

What other steps could be taken to encourage or manage private sector involvement in this sector? (page 29)

Q17:

Other issues you may wish to raise (page 29)