We charge Melbourne’s three metropolitan retail water businesses to remove, treat and dispose of the sewage and trade waste we collect from them.
Our bulk sewerage customers are:
- City West Water
- South East Water
- Yarra Valley Water
Bulk sewerage charges comprise three components:
- fixed monthly availability price
- variable price relating to treatment and transfer
- variable load price relating to the cost of treatment of each contaminant for safe disposal
Prices from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021
| Western system | Eastern system | |
|---|---|---|
| Volume treatment ($/million litres) | 293.29 | 78.79 |
| Volume transfer($/million litres) | 40.12 | 5.73 |
| Bulk sewerage load charges | ||
| BOD ($/tonne) | 195.20 | 367.65 |
| SS ($/tonne) | 113.40 | 603.68 |
| TKN ($/tonne) | 269.58 | 210.34 |
| ITDS ($/tonne) | 31.96 |
| | City West Water | South East Water | Yarra Valley Water |
|---|---|---|---|
| Availability price ($/month) | 5,695,720.90 | 13,272,465.44 | 11,367,598.70 |
These prices were reviewed through a public process, where the Essential Services Commission:
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completed extensive analysis of Melbourne Water’s 2016 Water Plan, which sets out the expected costs to deliver planned capital works programs, service standards and forecast volumes for each prescribed service
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reviewed capital expenditure, operating expenditure and forecast demand
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consulted with stakeholders, including a review of submissions made by interested parties
The 2016 Water Price Review covers a five year regulatory period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2021. The prices set through the review reflect the efficient cost of providing wastewater services.