Bulk Sewerage
We charge Melbourne’s three retail water businesses to remove, treat and dispose of the sewage and trade waste we collect from them.
Our bulk sewerage customers are:
Bulk sewerage charges comprise three components – a fixed monthly availability price, a variable price relating to volume and a variable price relating to load from major trade waste customers collected by each retail water business.
Prices from 1 July 2011 to 30 June 2012
| Western System | Eastern System | |
|---|---|---|
| Volume ($/million litres) | 283.36 | 454.66 |
| Major trade waste load | ||
| BOD ($/tonne) | 15.99 | 547.52 |
| SS ($/tonne) | 3.19 | 302.57 |
| TKN ($/tonne) | 267.34 | 1,131.87 |
| ITDS ($/tonne) | 27.38 | 27.38 |
| City West | South East | Yarra Valley | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Availability price ($/month) | 5,670,403.38 | 8,608,986.95 | 9,452,977.19 |
These prices were reviewed through a public process, where the Essential Services Commission:
- Completed extensive analysis of Melbourne Water’s proposed 2009 Water Plan. The Water Plan sets out the expected costs to deliver planned capital works programs, service standards and forecast volumes for each prescribed service.
- Reviewed capital expenditure, operating expenditure and forecast demand.
- Consulted with stakeholders, including a review of submissions made by interested parties.
The 2009 Water Price Review covers a four year regulatory period from 1 July 2009 to 30 June 2013. The prices set through the review reflect the efficient cost of providing water services and will increase annually during the regulatory period.
Bulk sewerage agreements
- City West Water - Bulk Sewerage Agreement (PDF, 825kb)
- South East Water - Bulk Sewerage Agreement (PDF, 936kb)
- Yarra Valley Water - Bulk Sewerage Agreement (PDF, 832kb)
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