It is all well and good to say we have a train station, and now we need houses. But we also need roads, power lines, schools, hospitals and all sorts of infrastructure that facilitate commerce and the quality of life in a suburb. Water is one of the most vital.
Amid escalating tension over the state-owned corporation’s approach to enabling infrastructure for new homes, Sydney Water rejected the criticism, pointing to its $34 billion capital works program over the next decade, of which 47 per cent is targeted directly at servicing growth.
But Sydney Water has clearly failed to keep up with projected demand. Of course, it has carried out its prime function to provide water to our city. However, it cannot rest on its laurels. It has been caught flat-footed in failing to assess the investment needed to solve the housing crisis.
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