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  • Skye Water Supply SchemeA proposal for the property owners of Skye to consider connection to the SA Water network for a long-term, sustainable and secure water supply.

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    holly

    ow

    ned

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    he G

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    nmen

    t of

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    uth

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    tral

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    er tr

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    ld s

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    y w

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    the

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    mun

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    kye

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    ater

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    oxim

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    y $2

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    n.

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    er s

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    tial S

    ervi

    ces

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    mis

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    ricin

    g pr

    inci

    ples

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    ires

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    stin

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    ers.

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    ater

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    ent

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    rop

    erty

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    onal

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    ers

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    aver

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    erve

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    rs a

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    he

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    wat

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    nies

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    ally

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    le f

    or S

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    tal c

    ost

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    ater

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    ater

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    es

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    er t

    o Sk

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    rty

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    rs

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    long

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    m.

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    ater

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    inki

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    ply

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    he c

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    e fo

    r th

    e lo

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    eed

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    th

    e pr

    oper

    ty o

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    rs o

    f Sk

    ye.

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    erna

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    kye

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    labi

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    ront

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    aym

    ent

    of $

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    00.

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    ts w

    ould

    incl

    ude

    SA W

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    tand

    ard

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    ges.

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    erna

    tive

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    kye

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    labi

    lity

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    ver 1

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    n, p

    rope

    rty

    owne

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    equi

    red

    to p

    ay $

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    r an

    num

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    s SA

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    er’s

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    anda

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    n ch

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    e w

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    e $2

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    00

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    ld

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    ease

    ann

    ually

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    per

    Con

    sum

    er P

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    x (C

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    ectio

    n fe

    e w

    ill b

    e re

    ferr

    ed t

    o as

    an

    augm

    enta

    tion

    char

    ge w

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    will

    be

    appl

    ied

    to t

    he e

    ntire

    sub

    urb

    of S

    kye

    as o

    f 1

    July

    201

    5. N

    ote:

    the

    fut

    ure

    conn

    ectio

    n ch

    arge

    will

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    y be

    ava

    ilabl

    e if

    the

    Skye

    wat

    er s

    uppl

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    hem

    e

    goes

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    ad.

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    ntag

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    red

    uced

    cos

    ts o

    f th

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    ners

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    t vo

    te f

    or e

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    rnat

    ive

    A o

    r

    B an

    d ha

    ve s

    igne

    d co

    ntra

    cts

    in p

    lace

    with

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    er b

    y

    Mar

    ch 2

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    s de

    liver

    s an

    equ

    itabl

    e ap

    proa

    ch t

    o sh

    arin

    g

    the

    infr

    astr

    uctu

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    ost

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    een

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    al u

    ptak

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    stom

    ers

    and

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    er t

    he W

    ater

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    stry

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    wat

    er s

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    ces

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    t yo

    ur p

    rop

    erty

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    ever

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    ater

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    ply

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    me

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    ens

    ures

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    e pr

    oper

    ty o

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    rs w

    ho

    cho

    ose

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    onne

    ct t

    o th

    e SA

    Wat

    er n

    etw

    ork

    will

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    t ha

    ve t

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    y th

    is c

    harg

    e.

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    men

    tatio

    n ch

    arge

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    nly

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    icab

    le t

    o

    indi

    vidu

    al r

    esid

    entia

    l pro

    pert

    y co

    nnec

    tions

    pos

    t 1

    July

    2015

    .

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    erty

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    ues

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    erty

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    10 N

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