Bad news for all my Brisbane readers:

SOUTHEAST Queenslanders could soon be paying some of the highest water charges in the world, according to research by economic consultants.

The research showed Brisbane prices would soar past those in some of the world’s biggest cities - including Amsterdam, London and Paris.

Brisbane residents currently pay the seventh-highest water charges in the world, according to data released yesterday by natural resources consultants Marsden Jacob.

However, a report by the consulting firm shown recently to a private investor’s lunch at stockbroker ABN Amro Morgans found water costs in Brisbane would surge past those in most of the world’s big cities within five years.

Here in Victoria I pay about $15 a month which isn’t to bad. So SE Queenslanders must pay significantly more.  Any Brisbane area reader who is reading this, how much are you paying now per month for water?