"[3] The taskforce also noted that 33 towns had been identified with water supply problems and 58 wastewater treatment systems were operating below standards.
A fourth entity, known as Onstream, provided shared services to the corporations including payroll, billing and procurement.
The report's executive summary found "after considering the evidence presented to it, the Committee accepts that a single entity will deliver material benefits to the Tasmanian community.
[8] Residents of Gretna presented a petition to Will Hodgman, the then Premier of Tasmania in January 2015, demanding fixing of their water which had been dangerous for up to six years but degenerated even further recently.
[9] In February 2015, the state peak body for property investors, the Property Council of Australia – Tasmania branch, launched a call for the fixing of major water quality issues by paying less dividends to councils and returning profit to the companies maintenance.