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EDITION #529 THURSDAY, 26 MARCH 2026
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IPART flags water rate rise of almost 12% The Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) has released its draft decision on Central Coast Council’s request to increase water rates from July 1. IPART Chair Carmel Donnelly said IPART’s draft decisions would allow the annual bill for a typical household using 170 kilolitres per year to increase by 8.7% plus inflation. This would bring the increase to 11.9% when IPART’s estimate of inflation in 2026/27 is included.
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It would increase by inflation only in each of the next four years. Bills for a typical household customer receiving water and wastewater services would increase by $176 (or 11.9%), IPART said. This would bring a typical bill to $1,659 in 2026/27, IPART said. Bills would increase by inflation only in each subsequent year to 2030/31. Bill impacts will vary depending on household type and water use.
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