The Essential Services Commission (ESC) has announced an increase in water, sewerage and trade waste charges, to take affect from 1 July 2009. For South East Water customers this means that water, sewerage and trade waste charges will increase by an average of 20.1 per cent, including CPI. This equates to an increase of approximately 30 cents a day for the average residential customer.
Price List 2009-2010
The new prices for water and sewage are:
|
Residential Charges |
Price from 1 July 2009 |
|
Water service charge
per annum
per quarter |
$66.52
$16.63 |
|
Sewerage service charge |
$236.88 per annum |
|
Sewage disposal charge |
$1.4291 per kilolitre |
|
Water usage charge
Step1 – for the first 440 litres
of water used per day |
$1.2359 per kilolitre |
|
Step2 - for water usage above 440
and up to 880 litres per day |
$1.5008 per kilolitre |
|
Step 3 - for water usage above
880 litres per day |
$2.4278 per kilolitre |
|
Non-residential Charges |
Price from 1 July 2009 |
|
Water service charge
Sewerage service charge
Water usage charge
Sewerage disposal charge |
$66.52 per annum
$281.32 per annum
$1.5008 per kilolitre
$1.4291 per kilolitre |
For more information on new pricing charges please refer below.