The ABC reports on the bill to hand water services back from ActewAGL to Actew Water in an increasingly complicated dance which one can only hope is leading to electricity privatisation (otherwise the whole thing has been insane).
On July 1, Actew Water assumed direct responsibility for the management and operation of the water and sewage network from ActewAGL.
Water and sewerage had been managed by ActewAGL since ACTEW Corporation and AGL formed a joint venture in 2000.
The costs of setting up the new organisation include sending out 150,000 letters to customers to tell them of the change, as well as staff transfer costs, contract renegotiations, legal fees, and rebranding uniforms and trucks.