Official Information Request - Three Waters debt & assets
Sent: Friday, 16 December 2022 2:48 pm
Subject: Official Information request - Three Waters
I refer to your Official Information request of 29 November 2022 regarding Three Waters, specifically:
- Any estimates on the value of Three Water debt and assets as at 30 June 2022 and any consolidated reporting undertaken by officials; how does this compare and contrast to estimates provided in 2020 at both a territorial authority and consolidated level.
- Three Waters proposed staff transition guidelines that outline the transfer and recruitment of staff to the water services entities including those prepared in July 2022 and updated in late 2022, including any information regarding implementation timelines.
Question 1, please refer to the following table for the debt and asset information:
30 June 2022 – Original Estimate as per February 2020 RFI | 30 June 2022 – Revised Draft as per November 2022 RFI | |
3 Waters Debt | $71.4m | $86.1m |
3 Waters Assets | $483.5m (Book Value) | $519.8m (Book Value) |
Question 2, Council was advised on 9 December 2022 by Department of Internal Affairs (Rashad Saeedi, Manager – Ministerial Services, Three Waters Reform Programme) that DIA, following contact with you, will respond to this request on behalf of all councils.