WATER AND SEWER TARIFFS

 

WATER TARIFFS

Domestic water

Metered Areas

Kilolitres per connection per month                2010/11 (R/kl)            2011/12 (R/kl)              

0-6                                                                   Free                           Free

> 6-10                                                              R4.93                         R5.26

>10-15                                                             R7.31                         R7.95

>15-20                                                             R9.59                         R10.62

>20-30                                                             R11.98                       R13.50

>30-40                                                             R12.36                       R14.09

>40                                                                  R14.94                       R17.11

 

If an area was previously a Deemed Consumption Area, but is now fitted with a Prepaid meter, then the tariffs are

Kilolitres per connection per month                2010/11                       2011/12

 0-6                                                                   Free                             Free

>6-10                                                               R3.81                          R4.07

>10-15                                                             R4.66                         R5.07

>15-20                                                             R7.95                         R8.80

 >20-30                                                            R11.47                        R12.93

>30-40                                                             R11.84                        R13.50

>40                                                                  R14.82                        R16.97

 

Proposed water tariffs for indigents as part of the Expanded Social Package

                                                                                                            Monthly allocation cap of

                                                                                                            free water per household

                        Score on                     Allocation of                            in which at least 50% of

Indigent           prevailing COJ            additional free                         registered social

Category         Poverty lndex             water per person                     package recipients

                                                            per day (litres)                        qualify for the band in

                                                                                                           question (Kilo-litres)

Band 1                         1-34                             25 1iters                                  10 kl.

Band 2                         35-70                           351iters                                   12kl.

Band 3                         70-100                         50 liters                                    15kl

                                   

The Bands refer to the score on the poverty index.

 

Institutional Water Tariffs   

Kilolitres per connection per month                2010/11 (R/kl              2011/12 (R/kl)

0 – 200 kl                                                        R10.58                        R12.06

More than 200 kl                                             R10.72                        R12.33

 

Industrial and Commercial Water Tariffs

Kilolitres per connection per month                2010/11 (R/kl              2011/12 (R/kl)

0 – 200 kl                                                        R14.62                        R16.67

More than 200kl                                              R14.82                        R17.04

 

SEWER TARIFFS

Private Dwelling Sewer (or Sanitation) Tariffs          

ERF Size (square meter) (R/erf/month)         2010/11                       2011/12

Up to and including 300m2                             R75.61                        R86.20

Larger than 300m2 to 1000m2                       R147.19                      R167.80         

Larger than 1 000m2 to 2000m2                    R222.68                      R253.86

Larger than 2000m2                                       R320.85                      R365.77

 

Expanded Social Package:

Indigent Category                                                                               Reduction in

                                                                        Score on                     sewerage tariff

                                                                        Prevailing COJ           charge for

                                                                        Poverty Index             applicable

                                                                                                            indigent band

Band l                                                              1-34                             70%

Band 2                                                            35-70                           100%

Band 3                                                            70-100                         100%

 

If an area was previously a Deemed Consumption Area, but is now fitted with a Prepaid meter, then the tariffs are

Kilolitres per connection per month                2010/11                       2011/12

0-6                                                                   Free                             Free    

>6-10                                                               R2.13                         R2.27

>10-15                                                             R2.56                         R2.78

>15-20                                                             R4.49                         R4.97

>20-30                                                             R6.61                         R7.45

>30-40                                                             R6.82                         R7.77

>40-50                                                             R8.40                         R9.62

>50                                                                  R11.12                        R12.73           

 

Business customerscontinue to pay a 2% surcharge.