Special fees (from October 1 2010) 

Sometimes we may charge you for specific services which are not part of your standard water and wastewater services.

 

The charges below apply to both residential and non-residential customers and are effective from 1 October 2010. 

 

Connection and Meter Services
Wastewater Audit
Backflow Device Testing

 

Connection and Meter Services 


Price GST exclusive Price GST inclusive (GST of 15%)

New water service connection and meter

(including irrigation meters)

 20mm $977.78  $1,124.44
 25mm $1,324.44  $1,523.11
 32mm $2,222.22  $2,555.56
 40mm $2,604.44  $2,995.11            

 Larger than 40mm

Actual cost Actual cost      

New connection charges do not apply within the Central Business District,

for areas with feature paving or where the watermain is not on the same side

of the road as the property. In these situations new connections will be

charged at actual cost.

 

Each additional meter

(on the same connection and installed at the same time as the first meter)

20mm $391.11  $449.78
25mm $640.00  $736.00
Larger than 25mm Actual cost Actual cost

 

Relocation of meter

 
20mm – relocated up to 2 metres, within grass surface $488.89  $562.22
20mm – relocated up to 2 metres, within hard surface $822.22  $945.56     
All other sizes Actual cost Actual cost

 

Disconnection of water service and meter

 
Less than 40mm, residential connection $318.22  $365.96
All other sizes and non-residential connections Actual cost Actual cost

 

Fire connection and meter (if required)

 
All sizes Actual cost Actual cost
Hydrant installation Actual cost Actual cost

 

Meter test

 
Meter test on site $66.67  $76.67

Meter test at accredited test facility:

                  20mm

                  Larger than 20mm

 

$177.78

Actual cost

 

$204.44

Actual cost

 

Special meter reading

 

$22.22

 

$25.56

 

Restricting a water service

 

$66.67

 

$76.67

 

 

Wastewater Audit

 

 

$88.89

 

 

$102.22


 

 

Backflow Device Testing (per test)


Within normal working hours

(7:30 am to 5:00 pm Monday to Friday)

$128.89

 

$148.22
After hours $171.56 $197.29

 

 

Network Upgrade


Network Upgrade Charge (NUC)

$3,432.00

per HUE

 

$3,946.80

per HUE

Development Advice $137.78 $158.44