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TasWater takeover: State Government to take ownership of water body from July 2018
The Tasmanian Government is making good on its threat to take control of the state’s water body, promising to speed up the timeframe of urgently needed infrastructure upgrades.
Premier Will Hodgman used today’s State of the State address on the first sitting day of Parliament to outline the Government’s intention to assume ownership of TasWater.
“No-one will lose their job as a result of this change of ownership,” he said.
“Concessions to low-income Tasmanians and pensioners remain as they are, firmly in place.”
Late last year, TasWater announced a 10-year plan to heavily invest in upgrading infrastructure.
Several towns in Tasmania have undrinkable water, and about 20 towns are on Boil Water alerts …