Seqwater bulk water prices 2022–26

Status
Past review
Final report
14/04/2022

As directed by the Queensland Government, we conducted an investigation into Seqwater’s bulk water pricing practices. The objective of the investigation was to recommend bulk water prices to apply from 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2026.

We submitted our final report, including our recommendation on bulk water prices, to the Queensland Government on 31 March 2022. We expect the Government to determine Seqwater’s prices following consideration of our recommendations, with new prices expected to take effect from 1 July 2022.

Our final report and associated material are available below.

Step Date
Referral notice issued 16 June 2021
Notice of investigation and guidance paper published 18 June 2021
Seqwater’s submission received 30 June 2021
Initial submissions from stakeholders due 13 August 2021
Draft report provided to the government 30 November 2021
Draft report published 7 December 2021
Submissions on the draft report due 31 January 2022
Final report provided to the government 31 March 2022
Final report published 14 April 2022

Reports and papers

Title Document
14 April 2022 Final report Seqwater review – QCA final report pdf, 5.46 Mb
14 April 2022 Consultant report Atkins supplementary report pdf, 2.26 Mb
14 April 2022 Fact sheet Seqwater review – QCA fact sheet pdf, 202.46 Kb
Title Document
14 April 2022 Submission Seqwater response to draft report pdf, 1.92 Mb
14 April 2022 Submission Seqwater response to draft report – Att 1 The market risk premium and ‘top down’ assessment pdf, 2.08 Mb
14 April 2022 Submission Seqwater response to draft report – Att 2 Updated cost of debt estimates for Seqwater pdf, 579.79 Kb
14 April 2022 Submission Seqwater response to draft report – Att 3 The corporate tax allowance for Seqwater pdf, 532.71 Kb
14 April 2022 Submission Seqwater response to draft report – Att 4 Maintenance base year adjustment and step changes pdf, 677.29 Kb
14 April 2022 Submission Seqwater response to draft report – Att 5 Indicative insurance pricing 2021 and beyond pdf, 130.85 Kb
14 April 2022 Submission Seqwater response to draft report – Att 6 Updated cost escalation forecasts pdf, 73.97 Kb
14 April 2022 Submission Seqwater response to draft report – Att 7 Expert report on QCA treatment of drought review event costs pdf, 631.18 Kb
14 April 2022 Submission Urban Utilities response to draft report pdf, 1.43 Mb
14 April 2022 Submission Unitywater response to draft report pdf, 396.05 Kb
14 April 2022 Submission City of Gold Coast response to draft report pdf, 207.58 Kb
14 April 2022 Submission Logan Water response to draft report pdf, 495.62 Kb
Title Document
07 December 2021 Draft report Seqwater review – QCA draft report pdf, 2.80 Mb
07 December 2021 Consultant report Atkins draft report (public) pdf, 3.49 Mb
Title Document
17 June 2021 Notice Seqwater review – information notice pdf, 1.56 Mb
Title Document
17 June 2021 Notice Seqwater review – notice of investigation pdf, 115.03 Kb
Title Document
16 June 2021 Notice Seqwater Ministerial Referral Notice (16 June 2021) pdf, 873.71 Kb
Title Document
30 June 2021 Submission Seqwater submission – 2022-26 Bulk water price _30-06-21 FINAL VERSION pdf, 2.42 Mb
17 June 2021 Consultant report Attachment 1 Frontier Economics – The Term of the Risk Free Rate pdf, 572.74 Kb
17 June 2021 Consultant report Attachment 2 Frontier Economics – The Market Risk Premium pdf, 783.38 Kb
17 June 2021 Consultant report Attachment 3 Frontier Economics – Equity Beta for a Benchmark Efficient Water Utility pdf, 668.89 Kb
17 June 2021 Consultant report Attachment 4 Frontier Economics – Gearing for a Benchmark Efficient Water Utility pdf, 374.49 Kb
17 June 2021 Consultant report Attachment 5 QTC – Updated Cost of Debt Estimates – Seqwater pdf, 1.27 Mb
17 June 2021 Consultant report Attachment 6 Frontier Economics – The Role of Gamma in the Regulatory Process pdf, 444.08 Kb
17 June 2021 Consultant report Attachment 7 Frontier Economics – Regulatory Corporate Tax Allowance pdf, 394.02 Kb
17 June 2021 Consultant report Attachment 8 Frontier Economics – Cost Escalation Factors pdf, 902.37 Kb
17 June 2021 Consultant report Attachment 9 Frontier Economics – Estimation of Seqwater’s Productivity Growth Rate productivity STC(2) pdf, 1.42 Mb
Title Document
13 August 2021 Seqwater Supplementary Submission – August 2021 pdf, 2.13 Mb
13 August 2021 Redland City Council submission – Review of Seqwater’s bulk water prices 2022-26 – August 2021 pdf, 277.41 Kb
13 August 2021 Urban Utilities submission – Seqwater bulk water price submission 2023-26 – August 2021 pdf, 1.43 Mb
13 August 2021 Unitywater submission – Seqwater bulk water price review 2023-26 – August 2021 pdf, 1.02 Mb