THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 1994
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SEWAGE SERVICES BILL TO BE GAZETTED
THE
GOVERNOR-IN-COUNCIL HAS ENDORSED THAT LEGISLATION BE TO SCHEME ΤΟ ENABLE THE INTRODUCTION OF THE SEWAGE CHARGING RECOVER THE OPERATING COSTS OF SEWAGE SERVICES.
MADE HELP
OF A
THE SEWAGE SERVICE BILL, WHICH ENABLES THE INTRODUCTION
SEWAGE SERVICE SEWAGE CHARGE AND A TRADE EFFLUENT SURCHARGE ON THE
INTO THE USERS, WILL
INTRODUCED BE GAZETTED TOMORROW (FRIDAY) AND LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ON JULY 6.
PROPOSES USE SEWAGE
IN
BILL WITH THE POLLUTER PAYS PRINCIPLE, THE LINE THAT THOSE WHO ARE CONNECTED TO PUBLIC SEWERAGE AND WHO SERVICES SHOULD PAY FOR THE SERVICES THEY USE.
SERVICE COSTS TWO CHARGING
то ENABLE AN EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION OF SEWAGE
THE
BI BILL PROPOSES THAT THERE SHOULD AMONG USERS, ELEMENTS IN THE SEWAGE CHARGE · A FIXED CHARGE AND A VARIABLE CHARGE.
THE
PROPER
BE
RELEVANT
FIXED
IS CHARGE
TO RECOVER THE
THE COST FOR MAINTENANCE OPERATION AND
OF THE SEWERAGE SYSTEM. IT WILL DETERMINED BY THE CONSUMER CATEGORY AND THE WATER METER SIZE TO THE SERVICE USER.
SEWAGE
THE VARIABLE CHARGE, WHICH IS TO RECOVER THE COST OF PROVIDING
USER'S WILL BE CALCULATED ACCORDING TO THE TREATMENT,
CONSUMPTION.
WATER
ΤΟ
THE BILL METRES OF
PROVIDE AN INCENTIVE FOR USERS TO USE LESS WATER, PROPOSES THAT
- WHO CONSUME 13 CUBIC LOW-USER HOUSEHOLDS WATER OR LESS IN A FOUR-MONTH BILLING PERIOD - SHOULD BE EXEMPTED FROM THE SEWAGE CHARGES AS THEY ARE UNDER THE PRESENT WATER TARIFF.
ABOUT
17 PER CENT
WILL OF HOUSEHOLDS
BENEFIT FROM EXEMPTION. IT IS EXPECTED THAT OF THE REMAINING HOUSEHOLDS, ABOUT PER CENT WILL PAY SEWAGE CHARGES OF LESS THAN $15 A MONTH, AND 30 CENT BETWEEN $16 AND $30 A MONTH.
TO MINIMISK THE
ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH PROPOSED CHARGING SCHEME, THE SEWAGE CHARGE WILL BE INCORPORATED, SEPARATELY ITEMISED, IN A WATER BILL TO BE ISSUED BY THE DIRECTOR WATER SUPPLIES.
THIS
50
PER
THE
BUT
OF
IN
DISCHARGES SURCHARGE.
ADDITION TO A SEWAGE CHARGE, THE MORE POLLUTING
A TRADE EFFLUENT WILL BE SUBJECT TO OR
INDUSTRIAL
TRADE
EFFLUENT
THE
SURCHARGE
WILL REFLECT THE ADDITIONAL COST TREATMENT FOR TRADE EFFLUENT WITH A STRENGTH ABOVE THAT SEWAGE.
OF PROVIDING OF DOMESTIC
THE TRADE EFFLUENT SURCHARGE WILL BE BILLED SEPARATELY FROM THE STANDARD SEWAGE CHARGE AND WILL BE COLLECTED BY THE TREASURY THROUGH GOVERNMENT BILLING PROCEDURES.
/THE SEWAGE