Price rise on cards to fund urban water infrastructure

Water bills could rise by hundreds of dollars each year in Sydney and surrounds. (Dave Hunt/AAP PHOTOS)

Cash-strapped households should not be hit with the costs of fixing strained water infrastructure as users in Sydney and surrounds face a possible 50 per cent price hike, the NSW opposition says.

State-owned utility Sydney Water has reportedly submitted that water prices should rise by 18 per cent from July 2025, then by seven per cent every year for four years.