He asked George what flights had to do with the north-west growth area of Sydney, where the company was supposed to be looking at installing sewerage pipes.
Among them were accommodation in the Cairns Sofitel hotel, flights to Queensland, limousine rides and cab charges in Brisbane despite the fact that AWH's business with Sydney Water involved laying sewerage pipes in Sydney.
The loping Watson even makes dry days look wet, leaping away from packs like a gammy-legged plumber escaping a rising pool of sewerage.
Schott told the commission on Monday that AWH had a "sloppily drafted" agreement with Sydney Water to provide water and sewerage services for housing developments in Sydney's north-west.
The residents have also made collective, clandestine connections to the electricity grid, and to a sewerage pipeline that runs beneath the favela, a leftover from the days of the Matarazzo mill.
As well as sewerage, another "waste removal" problem plagued London in the 19th century: the disposal of the dead.
In the huge shantytowns, many use poorly built latrines that collapse during the rainy season, or they use the beach or the narrow spaces between houses, and the failing sewerage system pumps raw waste into the streets.
His prestigious Mehr housing project created 200,000 apartments throughout the country without access to water, gas or sewerage, most of which now stand empty.In theory some of Mr Ahmadinejad's policies were sound.
Nearly 99% of the population lack modern sewerage, which means the poor are often living near or even washing in contaminated water.
It was money well spent: where sewers had been built, property prices rose steeply.In north-east Brazil, too, a sewerage system combining cheaper technology and community involvement has proved a runaway success.
In the Philippines, the city of Manila recently awarded contracts to run the city's water and sewerage services to two private consortia.
