维州政府放弃循环水计划 墨尔本水费将大幅上涨

Melbourne water bills will soar by between 51 per cent and 64 per cent from July 1 under price rises approved by the Essential Services Commission on Friday.

The increases will add more than $300 to the average annual bill to pay for billions of dollars worth of drought-busting water projects.

据2009年6月26日《Herald Sun》报道，维州政府决定放弃循环水计划。

与此同时，维州基本服务委员会今天也通过了墨尔本水费涨价计划。从七月一日起，墨尔本水费将飙升51~64%，平均每个家庭每年的水费单将增加300多澳元。