Region. Sydney Water forecasts

Sydney Water forecasts it will need to build over $695 million of water service related assets to service urban growth, over the next five years, with $265 million, or 38 per cent, spent in the North West and South West Growth Centres, according to Sydney Water’s first Growth Servicing Plan, 2009-2014. This figure will increase to $4.1 billion, or 66 per cent, of a total forecast of $6.2 billion, over 22 years to 2031, when Sydney’s population is anticipated to grow to 5.3 million people, “Urban growth” includes new housing, industrial and commercial facilities.