Private companies to gain access to Sydney Water infrastructure

The ABC reports that:
The New South Wales Government says private companies will be given access to Sydney Water’s infrastructure under legislation that will be introduced to Parliament next Tuesday.
Minister for Water Resources David Campbell says private companies will have to meet stringent health standards, and the Independent Pricing Tribunal will have a role in regulation.
Mr Campbell says the legislation goes much further than last year’s Australian Competition Tribunal’s ruling that a private recycling company should have access to sewage lines.
“Our third-party access regime does not limit access to three sewage networks in Sydney alone, but potentially provides the right to negotiate across all significant drinking water, recycled water and waste water infrastructure in the Greater Sydney and Hunter regions, with arbitration provided by IPART [Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal] should it be required,” he said.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200610/s1762532.htm