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 (formerly 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 2022 to 30 June 2023
| Western system | Eastern system | |
|---|---|---|
| Volume treatment ($/million litres) | 63.65 | 41.76 |
| Volume transfer($/million litres) | 42.55 | 6.07 |
| Bulk sewerage load charges | ||
| BOD ($/tonne) | 348.85 | 263.20 |
| SS ($/tonne) | 571.47 | 609.40 |
| TKN ($/tonne) | 1,188.31 | 74.59 |
| ITDS ($/tonne) | 33.96 |
| | City West Water | South East Water | Yarra Valley Water |
|---|---|---|---|
| Availability price ($/month) | 6,666,225.07 | 13,875,495.20 | 12,283,094.84 |
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.