Your water and wastewater (sewerage) account will appear on your rates notice. The charges will appear as water and wastewater (sewerage) charges.
You’ll also receive a separate water and wastewater information sheet attached to your rates notice. This details your water usage and lists the water and wastewater (sewerage) services that apply to your property.
Your water and wastewater (sewerage) account will be made of following charges.
Water service charge
The water service charge is for connection to the water network, or the availability of a water network which a property can be connected to. The water service charge is charged in advance and is a set charge, independent of the amount of water used.
Wastewater (sewerage) service charge
The wastewater (sewerage) service charge is for connection to the wastewater (sewerage) network, or the availability of a wastewater (sewerage) network which a property can be connected to. The wastewater (sewerage) service charge is charged in advance and is a set charge.
Water usage charge
Water usage is charged at $4.3234 per kilolitre (1,000 litres) of water supplied.
Unlike the fixed charges, this fee is charged after you have used the water and not in advance. The dates and readings displayed on the account show your water usage and the timeframe that it was used.
This charge is made up of two parts:
- the State Government bulk water usage charge is $3.301 per kilolitre (set by the State Government). This is charged by the State Government for the supply of water to Logan City.
- the Council water usage charge $1.0224 per kilolitre (set by us) is what we charge to supply water to your property.