Concerning the EU, under the Water Framework Directive (WFD) member states from 2010 will be required to ensure that the water prices charged to all consumers reflect the full costs (O&M + capital costs + environmental and resource [opportunity] costs, Figure 1.4), although derogations will be possible for less-favoured areas or on grounds of social welfare to ensure all consumers have a basic service (see the OECD questionnaire at www.oecd.org/water). Australia also expects that some States will reach full cost recovery for irrigation water by 2010 (e.g. New South Wales). This figure summarises the information from the OECD questionnaire at www.oecd.org/water. Other costs including opportunity costs, economic and environmental externality costs are shown in Figure 1.4.