Queensland Urban Utilities will handle the distribution and sale of all water to homes and business in Brisbane, Ipswich and towns in the Lockyer Valley. With 1200 workers, 1.3 million customers and assets of $4.4 billion, it will be the first of three new distribution companies to set up shop in southeast Queensland. It takes over water billing from Brisbane City Council whose ratepayers will, from January, have to get used to two bills: a reduced rates bill (because it will exclude water charges) and a separate bill for water and sewerage.
The water bill is likely to arrive in letterboxes a few days after the regular rates notice. Overall charges would likely rise because of increased costs of bulk water, which accounted for 35 per cent of the typical household water bill.
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