Charges for water and wastewater services effective from 1 October 2010 are:
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Price GST exclusive |
Price GST inclusive (GST of 15% |
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| Service charge |
$72.04 per year
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$82.84 per year |
A ‘per-day’ charge for the period covered by your bill that goes towards maintaining your account. It applies whether you use water or not. |
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| Water |
$1.408 per kL
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$1.619 per kL
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These charges cover the cost of operating, maintaining, and renewing Auckland City’s pipe networks. They also cover the cost of bulk water and wastewater services provided by Watercare. |
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| Wastewater |
$3.375 per kL |
$3.881 per kL |
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| Trade waste
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$1.116 per kL
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$1.283 per kL |
For the transportation of trade waste or non-domestic wastewater through the Metrowater network to the Watercare wastewater network. This charge does not include the wastewater treatment charge as Watercare charges trade waste consented customers directly |
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1 kL = 1,000 litres = 1m3
Your Metrowater bill also includes a wastewater charge based on 100% of water used as measured by your water meter. If you do not believe that all of the water you use is returning to the wastewater system, you can apply for a wastewater audit.