Water and wastewater charges
Last updated: 1 July 2024
Council charges a range of user fees for requests relating to wastewater, trade waste, water supply, and Council laboratory requests.
Wastewater charges
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Wastewater treatment |
2024/25 Fee |
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Connection to network |
Quoted as per site |
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Septage disposal and treatment |
$30 |
Trade waste fees
|
Trade waste |
2024/25 Fee |
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Volumetric charges per Trade Waste Bylaw 2019. Load based charges on renewal of Trade Waste consents. |
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Total volume |
$0.80 per cubic metre |
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Total solids |
$0.70 total kg discharged |
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COD |
$0.40 total kg discharged |
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Total Nitrogen |
$2.40 total kg discharged |
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Total Phosphorus |
$7.50 total kg discharged |
Water charges
|
Water charges |
2024/25 Fee |
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Connection to network |
Quoted as per site |
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Water metering configuration modifications |
Quoted as per site |
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Special reading – water meters |
$42 |
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Water dedicated filling point access card |
$77 |
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Water charge for potable water from water supply system |
1.25 times the water rate per m3 |
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Water meter accuracy testing |
$450 |
Districtwide water supply fixed rate (per separately used or inhabited part of a rating unit): Refer to the Funding Impact statement – rating policies.
Districtwide volumetric water supply rate (per cubic metre of water consumed): Refer to the Funding Impact statement – rating policies.
Laboratory charges
|
Testing of water - laboratory charges |
2024/25 Fee |
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Alkalinity g/m3 (CaC03) |
$26.00 |
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Ammonia-N g/m3 |
$31.00 |
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BOD g/m3 |
$35.00 |
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Bore depth (m) |
$8.00 |
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cBOD g/m3 |
$42.00 |
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Chloride g/m3 |
$27.00 |
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COD g/m3 |
$39.00 |
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Conductivity mS/cm |
$14.00 |
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DO g/m3 |
$12.00 |
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DRP-P g/m3 |
$31.00 |
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E. coli cfu/100mL (m Tec River monitoring only) |
$29.00 |
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F/Coli + E. coli (NaMug –mbr-filt) cfu/100mL |
$45.00 |
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Enterococci cfu/100ml (mbr Filt) |
$31.00 |
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F/Coli cfu/100mL (mbr Filt) |
$28.00 |
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Fluoride g/m3 |
$36.00 |
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Iron g/m3 |
$31.00 |
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Nitrite-N g/m3 |
$31.00 |
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Nitrate-N g/m3 |
$31.00 |
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pH |
$14.00 |
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Staff collection hour (2 people) |
$179.00 |
|
Total suspended solids (TSS) g/m3 |
$27.00 |
|
TEMP °C |
$12.00 |
| Total coliforms cfu/100mL (mbr filt) |
$28.00 |
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Total coliforms and E.coli (Colilert) mpn/100mL |
$46.00 |
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Total nitrogen g/m3 |
$45.00 |
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Total phosphorus - P g/m3 |
$31.00 |
|
Total solids % |
$18.00 |
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Travel (per KM) |
$0.95 |
| Total solids g/m3 |
$25 |
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Turbidity NTU |
$15.00 |
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UV transmission |
$14.00 |
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Laboratory administration cost – report documentation (per report) |
$25.00 |
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Sample bottle (including chilly pack preparation) each |
$5.00 |