Gladstone Area Water Board 2010 Investigation of Pricing Practices

The Premier and the Treasurer (the Ministers) referred the declared monopoly business activities of the Gladstone Area Water Board (GAWB) to the Authority for an investigation into the pricing practices relating to those activities.

The Authority has been directed to:

1. provide a Draft Report by the later of:
   
   1. 31 December 2009; or
   2. 120 days [inclusive of all consultation time] from the receipt of GAWB's submission;
   
   provide a Final Report by 30 April 2010; and
   consult with GAWB, GAWB's customers and other relevant stakeholders.

GAWB is detailing its pricing proposals in stages:

• Submission 1 - commercial framework and pricing principles;



• Submission 2 - demand forecasts, regulated asset base and appropriate expenditure; and



• Submission 3 - pricing model.

Submission 1, previously provided by GAWB, was released for stakeholder comment in September 2009.  Stakeholder submissions are provided below.

Submission 2 and supporting appendices have recently been provided by GAWB and are listed below.  The Authority now invites interested parties to comment on the pricing proposals outlined in GAWB’s Submission 2. Comment is due by cob 5 February 2009.

Interim Reports/Papers

• GAWB - Submission 1 - Commercial Framework and Pricing Principles (Sept 09) (PDF, 1.84MB)
• GAWB - Submission 2 - Expenditure Proposals (Dec 09) (PDF, 1.7MB)
• GAWB - Submission re: Response to Stakeholder Submissions (Feb 10) (PDF, 1.9MB)

Appendicies

• Appendix 1 – Planning Period Demand (Dec 09) (PDF, 99KB)
• Appendix 2 – Review of Demand Forecasts (Dec 09) (PDF, 824KB)
• Appendix 3 – Capital Expenditure Review (Dec 09) (PDF, 803KB)
• Appendix 4 – Information Communication Technology Expenditure (Dec 09) (PDF, 399KB)
• Appendix 5 – Expert Report (CSS expenditure) (Dec 09) (PDF, 2.1MB)
• Appendix 6 – Northern Area Water Supply Strategy (Dec 09) (PDF, 3.5MB)
• Appendix 7 – DORC Valuation Calliope Shire Council Water Supply Infrastructure (Dec 09) (PDF, 2.3MB)
• Appendix 8 – Land Valuation (Dec 09) (PDF, 2.6MB)
• Appendix 9 – System Leakage Management Plan (Dec 09) (PDF, 15.4MB)
• Appendix 10 – Vision Statement Control System Upgrade (Dec 09) (PDF, 964KB)
• Appendix 11 – High Voltage Power Supply Upgrade (Dec 09) (PDF, 2.4MB)
• Appendix 12 – CSS expenditure including governance and procurement (Dec 09) (PDF, 1.4MB)
• Appendix 13 – Awoonga Dam Safety Condition Schedule (Dec 09) (PDF, 311KB)
• Appendix 14 – Acceptable Flood Capacity Assessment (Dec 09) (PDF, 26MB)
• Appendix 15 – Awoonga Dam Flood Capacity Assessment correspondence (Dec 09) (PDF, 3.5MB)
• Appendix 16 – Critical Assets Due Diligence Review (Dec 09) (PDF, 1MB)
• Appendix 17 – Pre-feasibility assessment for site 2 (off-line storage facility) correspondence (Dec 09) (PDF, 1.2MB)
• Appendix 18 – Condition Evaluation of Water Supply & Associated Assets Stage 1A Report (Dec 09) (PDF, 2.2MB)
• Appendix 19 – Condition Evaluation of Raw & Treated Water Pipeline Systems & Associated Assets Stage 2A Report (Dec 09) (PDF, 329KB)
• Appendix 20 – Gladstone-Fitzroy Pipeline Project, Approvals and Design Maintenance Schedule 2010-2030 (Dec 09) (PDF, 102KB)
• Appendix 21 – (1) Gladstone Desalination Project, Preparatory Phase Program ANS (2) Gladstone Desalination Project, Approvals and Design Maintenance Schedule 2010-2030 (Dec 09) (PDF, 196KB)
• Appendix 22 – Lower Fitzroy River Estimate of Holding Costs (Dec 09) (PDF, 1.1MB)
• Appendix 23 – Peer Review of Future Costs of CSS July 2010 to 2030 (Dec 09) (PDF, 367KB)
• Appendix 24 – Activities excluded from Benchmarking -  Land & Catchment Management, Hatchery & Recreation Area (Dec 09) (PDF, 169KB)
• Appendix 25 – Review of Scheduled Preventative Maintenance (Dec 09) (PDF, 155KB)
• Appendix 26 – Operational Benchmarking Study Final Report (Dec 09) (PDF, 1.1MB)
• Appendix 27 – Review of Organisational Resources (Dec 09) (PDF, 250KB)

Submissions

• NRG - Submissions to GAWB 2010 Pricing Investigation (Nov 09) (PDF, 1.3MB)
• QER - Submissions to GAWB 2010 Pricing Investigation (Nov 09) (PDF, 160KB)
• CPM - Submissions to GAWB 2010 Pricing Investigation (Nov 09) (PDF, 1.4MB)
• QAL - Submissions to GAWB 2010 Pricing Investigation (Nov 09) (PDF, 245KB)
• CSE - Submissions to GAWB 2010 Pricing Investigation (Nov 09) (PDF, 18KB)
• Gladstone Regional Council - Submissions to GAWB 2010 Pricing Investigation (Nov 09) (PDF, 148KB)