Water Pricing
Council had implemented a user pays water pricing system to encourage thoughtful usage.
The system is charged access plus usuage. There is a two-step tariff and the charges are explained in the tables below.
Residential or Non Residential Filtered Water
Size of connection
Access charge $
First step $1.20
Second step $2.80
20mm
240
0-250 k/l 251+ k/l
25mm
390
0-500 k/l 501+ k/l
32mm
645
0-750 k/l 751+ k/l
40mm
1,020
0-1000 k/l 1001+ k/l
50mm
1,605
0-1750 k/l 1751+ k/l
80mm
4,065
0-4000 k/l 4001+ k/l
100mm
6,320
0-6250 k/l 6251+ k/l
150mm
14,000
0-14,250k/l
14,251+ k/l
200mm
25,650
0-25,000k/l
25,001+ k/l
E.g.: 20mm connection Access charge
$240.00
(Total Usage 255 k/l) first step 250 x $1.20 =
$300.00
second step 5 x $2.80 =
$14.00
Total bill for filtered water
$554.00
Residential or Non Residential Raw Water
Size of connection
Access charge $
First step $0.40
Second step $1.10
20mm
125
0-700 k/l 701+ k/l
25mm
190
0-1400 k/l 1401+ k/l
32mm
320
0-2100 k/l 2101+ k/l
40mm
515
0-2800 k/l 2801+ k/l
50mm
775
0-4900 k/l 4901+ k/l
80mm
2,090
0-11200 k/l 11201+ k/l
100mm
3,200
0-17500 k/l 17501+ k/l
150mm
7,200
0- 39,900 k/l
39,901 + k/l
200mm
12,800
0- 70,000 k/l
70,001 + k/l
E.g.: 20mm connection Access charge
$125.00
(Total Usage 705 k/l) first step 700 x $.40 =
$280.00
second step 5 x $1.10 =
$5.50
Total bill for raw water
$410.50
Rural
1(c) Raw Water
Size of connection
Access charge $
First step $0.25
Second step $.80
20mm
145
0-2000 k/l
2001+ k/l
Industrial Filtered Water
Volume
Charge $ per kl
Up to 4000kl
$1.10
Next 4,000kl
$1.80
Next 4,000kl
$1.70
over 12,000kl
$1.60
Sewerage Charges
Description
Charge $
Sewerage Connected
650.00
Sewerage Unconnected
590.00
Sewerage 1st Pedestal
650.00
Sewerege Pedestal WC
95.00
Sewerage Urinal
45.00
Sewerage Church WC
50.00
Sewerage 2 Flats
975.00
Sewerage 3 Flats
1300.00
Sewerage 4 Flats
1625.00
Sewerage 5 Flats
1950.00
Sewerage 6 Flats
2275.00
Sewerage 7 Flats
2600.00
Sewerage 9 Flats
3250.00
Sewerage 10 Flats
3575.00
Sewerage 12 Flats
4225.00
Sewerage 14 Flats
4875.00
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