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Water Usage I reside in a Strata Scheme located at 492 The Esplanade, Warners Bay. There are 27 residential lots and 3 commercial lots. Our Strata Scheme has one water meter. Our strata scheme is serviced by a master meter ZX02128/50mm which registers the entire consumption of the complex. Unfortunately the complex was not separately metered and therefore each lot is not allocated its own water consumption metring service. We note that from date of registration in July 2004 the determination of consumption of water usage was by unit entitlement. We do not have the option of a separate metering and unfortunately the complex does not lend itself to separate metering application requirements. Since I reside in the Hunter Water Board area my water rates are dictated by IPART. This includes the Water Usage which is calculated on unit entitlement. I am of the opinion that one’s consumption of water usage should not be calculated on unit entitlement which is unfair and inequitable as I am paying for water which I do not use. In all fairest the water should be calculated by the HWC in equal shares since our Strata Scheme cannot be separately metered in a way which the Hunter Water Corporation can read such meters. My water usage last time was $258.00 and rising. It is becoming unaffordable for me to live in my apartment. In a way our Strata Scheme is separately metered but only via wireless remote transmitters which could be placed next to each cold water RMC Multi Jet Water meter which is located under each lot owners sink in their apartments. An Automatic Remote Meter Unit 32 (AMR 32) box would be located downstairs in our plant room to collect data as to water consumption which each lot would use. As you can see from the attachments a reed switch is inserted in the slot of the glass face on the meter under our sinks. This reed switch and transmitter send pulse data to the AMR box downstairs. Hence one can read from this box the amounts of water consumed by each lot owner. I have been in contact with Building Management Systems in Queensland who install this type system have indicated that Hunter Water Corporation is not as yet in a position to read such meters. Apparently Sydney Water is using this system to read meters in apartments from 1 November 2012. The State of Queensland has been using this system for the last 10 years.

In summary our meters can be read separately BUT HWC cannot read such meters as they have not yet put in place the technology as Sydney Water of Queensland. If our apartment block in respect to consumption of water can be separately metered wireless as other utilities such as gas and electricity are reading such meters then it is inequitable and unfair for each apartment’s consumption of water to be calculated as per unit entitlement. The fairest way and the next best way being the closest method to separate metering recognised by HWC of calculating the consumption of water by each unit owner until Hunter Water Corporation is in a position to read such meters is by all 30 lot owners to equally share the water usage. I would like the Strata laws to be reviewed when it comes to water consumption in complexes which have one meter only. The rule of thumb should be everyone in the complex pays equal water and NOT on unit entitlement. I would also like the State Government to insist that the Water Authority such as HWC set itself up to read the Multi jet meters wirelessly. In that way all owners would be paying for their own water the same as each owner pays for their own gas and electricity. Pets The Strata Laws should be reviewed in relation to pets. An owner should have the right to have a companion pet such as a cat or small dog. A pet gives an owner who lives by herself companionship. A pet also psychologically reduces ones stress and anxiety. It should not be up to the majority of the Owners Corporation who many vote on a personal basis prevents one from having a pet. It should be the owners right to have a pet so long as that pet does not affect the use and enjoyment of other owners use and enjoyment of their lot and common property. The way the Strata Act is designed an owner feels that they are living in a prison. Special Bylaws For a special Bylaw to be passed if more than 25% vote against it you have lost the Motion. Many times owners vote on personal basis and it does not take many votes against for one to lose the Motion. I believe in all fairness the vote against such a Resolution should be increased to 45%. That is you should have to get 56% of the vote NOT 75% of the vote. You would find that with special use bylaws very few applications would then be lodged in the Tribunal. Pamela Young

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