Water and wastewater charges
Last updated: 1 July 2023
Council charges a range of user fees for requests relating to wastewater, trade waste, water supply, and Council laboratory requests.
Wastewater charges
Wastewater treatment |
2023/24 Fee |
Connection to network |
Quoted as per site |
Septage disposal and treatment |
$28 |
Trade waste fees
Trade waste |
2023/24 Fee |
Volumetric charges per Trade Waste Bylaw 2019. Load based charges on renewal of Trade Waste consents. |
|
Total volume |
$0.80 per cubic metre |
Total solids |
$0.70 total kg discharged |
COD |
$0.40 total kg discharged |
Total Nitrogen |
$2.40 total kg discharged |
Total Phosphorus |
$7.50 total kg discharged |
Water charges
Water charges |
2023/24 Fee |
Connection to network |
Quoted as per site |
Water metering configuration modifications |
Quoted as per site |
Special reading – water meters |
$41 |
Water dedicated filling point access card |
$75 |
Water charge for potable water from water supply system |
1.25 times the water rate per m3 |
Water meter accuracy testing |
$433 |
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 |
2023/24 Fee |
Alkalinity |
$17.71 |
Ammonia-N g/m3 |
$28.62 |
BOD g/m3 |
$31.95 |
Bore depth |
$7.49 |
cBOD g/m3 |
$38.55 |
Chloride g/m3 |
$24.89 |
COD g/m3 |
$36.52 |
Conductivity mS/cm |
$13.97 |
DO g/m3 |
$11.58 |
DRP-P g/m3 |
$28.62 |
E.coli no/100ml (m Tec River monitoring only) |
$26.05 |
F/Coli + E.coli (NaMug –mbr-filt) |
$41.44 |
Enterococci no/100ml (mbr Filt) |
$28.48 |
F/Coli no/100ml (mbr Filt) |
$26.05 |
Fluoride g/m3 |
$33.17 |
Iron g/m3 |
$28.62 |
Nitrite testing |
$28.62 |
Nitra+Nitri-N g/m3 (Nitrate) |
$28.62 |
pH |
$13.97 |
Staff collection (2 people) per hour |
$174.00 |
Suspended solids g/m3 |
$24.89 |
TEMP °C |
$11.58 |
Total coliforms no/100ml (mbr filt) |
$26.05 |
Total Coliforms and E.coli (Colilert) |
$43.03 |
Total Nitrogen |
$40.98 |
Total P g/m3 |
$28.62 |
Total solids % |
$17.37 |
Travel (per KM) |
$0.83 |
Total solids g/m3 |
$24.31 |
Turbidity NTU |
$13.97 |
UV transmission |
$13.97 |