In the past decade, SA Water prices have skyrocketed more than 300 per cent, with a cow-calf unit costing more than $100 each year to maintain.
During the state election campaign the Liberal Opposition pledged an independent inquiry into water pricing and third-party SA Water access agreements that would massively reduce water charges.
But three months on, farmers are still waiting.
Woods Well farmer Adam Merry is frustrated by the prospect of another report when a wealth of information has already been gathered by the Essential Services Commission of SA, Seed Consulting commissioned by the Coorong District Council and PIRSA’s 90-day project.