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:
- Greater Western 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 2025 to 30 June 2026
| Western system | Eastern system | |
|---|---|---|
| Volume treatment ($/million litres) | 72.28 | 47.42 |
| Volume transfer ($/million litres) | 48.32 | 6.90 |
| Bulk sewerage load charges | ||
| BOD ($/tonne) | 396.15 | 298.89 |
| SS ($/tonne) | 648.95 | 692.03 |
| TKN ($/tonne) | 1349.44 | 84.70 |
| ITDS ($/tonne) |
38.56 |
| |
Greater Western Water |
South East Water | Yarra Valley Water |
|---|---|---|---|
| Availability price ($/month) |
8,351,933.39 |
17,415,949.88 |
15,413,686.52 |
These prices were reviewed through a public process, where the Essential Services Commission:
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completed extensive analysis of Melbourne Water’s 2021 Price Submission, 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 2021 Water Price Review covers a five-year regulatory period from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2026. The prices set through the review reflect the efficient cost of providing waste water services.