* Recycled water service and usage charges are only applied to properties receiving recycled water through a separate purple coloured recycled water meter.
Trade waste charges are levied to entities who have applied for, or who currently hold, a trade waste agreement or consent with Greater Western Water.
When we prepare or renew a trade waste agreement or consent, you will be charged a one-off application processing fee, based on the complexity and risk of your site. There are also management fees and volume and quality charges for the collection, transport and treatment of your waste water.
Charge
Price
Application charges:
Risk rank 1 to 3
$2543.88 per application
Risk rank 4
$700.04 per application
Risk rank 5
$364.55 per application
Risk rank 6 (restaurants or other food businesses only)
$92.01 per application
Agreement charges:
Risk rank 1
$22,134.73 per year
Risk rank 2
$18,360.05 per year
Risk rank 3
$9217.60 per year
Risk rank 4
$2013.12 per year
Risk rank 5 and 6
$382.19 per year
Volume charge*
$0.9597 per kilolitre
Quality charges:
Biochemical oxygen demand
$1.1717 per kilogram
Total Kjedahl nitrogen
$2.2554 per kilogram
Suspended solids
$0.6347 per kilogram
Inorganic total dissolve solids
$0.0226 per kilogram
*Customers who discharge less than 4 kilolitres per day of trade waste or operate a restaurant or other food business pay a fixed price per kilolitre equivalent to the sewerage disposal charge fee.
Our private fire service provides customers with direct access to the water supply system for firefighting purposes.
The Fire Service Charge covers costs related to the design, operation and maintenance of the service and provides programs that identify unmetered water use resulting in a reduction in water use in identified cases. The charge is applied for each connection to the property.
A private fire service can easily be identified by red-coloured surface fittings such as hose reels, fire hydrants, and automatic sprinkler systems.
Charge
Price
Private fire service connection charge
$119.96 per connection per annum
Charge type
Price per year
Melbourne Water waterways and drainage charge
The greater of either the:
Minimum fee - $177.56; or
Rate based fee - $0.4743c per $ of NAV^ per year
Melbourne Water waterways charge for rural areas
$64.88
Parks Victoria charge
The greater of either the:
Minimum fee - $84.86; or
Rate based fee – calculated as $0.4970c per NAV^ per year
Trade waste charges are levied to entities who have applied for, or who currently hold, a trade waste agreement or consent with Greater Western Water.
When we prepare or renew a trade waste agreement or consent, you will be charged a one-off application processing fee, based on the complexity and risk of your site. There are also management fees and volume and quality charges for the collection, transport and treatment of your waste water.
Charges
Prices
Application charges:
Risk rank 1
$162.98 per application
Risk rank 2
$256.21 per application
Risk rank 3
$475.66 per application
Risk rank 4
$1,128.09 per application
Management charges:
Risk rank 1
$316.73 per year
Risk rank 2
$664.42 per year
Risk rank 3
$1,485.48 per year
Risk rank 4
$3,022.22 per year
Volume charges:
Category B
$1.9766 per kilolitre
Category C
$1.3837 per kilolitre
Quality charges:
Biochemical oxygen demand
$0.3995 per kilogram
Suspended Solids
$0.2544 per kilogram
Total Phosphorus
$0.5949 per kilogram
Total combined nitrogen
$0.7652 per kilogram
Total oxidisable sulphur
$1.1056 per kilogram
Sodium
$0.1690 per kilogram
Arsenic
$0.2543 per kilogram
Heavy Metals*
$0.2543 per kilogram
Customers who discharge less than 1 kilolitre of trade waste per day, and are a Category A, pay an annual management fee divided across the billing periods.
*For a full list of heavy metal trade waste quality charges, see the full prices and charges list below.
Charge type
Price per year
Melbourne Water waterways and drainage charge
The greater of either the:
Minimum fee - $177.56; or
Rate based fee - $0.4743c per $ of NAV^ per year
Melbourne Water waterways charge for rural areas
$64.88
Parks Victoria charge
The greater of either the:
Minimum fee - $84.86; or
Rate based fee – calculated as $0.4970c per NAV^ per year
