For the 13 years from 1995 to 2008, the unit rate of the SC per m3 of water supplied remained at $1.20 without any adjustment. After the Sewage Services (Sewage Charge) Amendment Regulation 2007 was enacted, the SC rate started to increase incrementally. The new rates are shown below. For each domestic account, the first 12m3 supplied in each 4 monthly consumption period is exempted from SC.
|
Effective Period |
Sewage Charge Rate ($/m3) |
|
1.4.2008 ¡V 31.3.2009 |
1.31 |
|
1.4.2009 ¡V 31.3.2010 |
1.43 |
|
1.4.2010 ¡V 31.3.2011 |
1.57 |
|
1.4.2011 ¡V 31.3.2012 |
1.71 |
|
1.4.2012 ¡V 31.3.2013 |
1.87 |
|
1.4.2013 ¡V 31.3.2014 |
2.05 |
|
1.4.2014 ¡V 31.3.2015 |
2.24 |
|
1.4.2015 ¡V 31.3.2016 |
2.44 |
|
1.4.2016 ¡V 31.3.2017 |
2.67 |
|
From 1.4.2017 onwards |
2.92 |
For the trades listed in Schedule A, the amount of SC chargeable is based on 70% of the water supplied to account for the water consumed in the production process which is not discharged into the public sewers. The others are charged at 100% of the water supplied.
[ * ] Schedule A