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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