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State Water Management Outcomes Plan Order 2002
Division 7Cost recovery
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## Division 7 Cost recovery
Division 7 Cost recovery
| Five year target | Why is it needed? | What are the expected outcomes? |
| Target 22 The NSW Government to seek full cost recovery in all practicable cases excepting where capital infrastructure cannot reasonably be funded by small numbers of water access licence holders. Water access licence holders to face water charges as determined by IPART | • To meet COAG water reform requirements• To ensure that licensed rights to access water are appropriately valued | • Water use efficiency increased• The economic efficiency of investment in water industries improved |