| Each subscriber is provided with a meter. Meters are read monthly and consumption charged accordingly plus meter rental. The present water tariff came into force in August, 2002. Water rates for each customer are as follows: Tariff 11 - Domestic Consumers | Water consumed (m³) | Rs/m³ | | First 10 cubic metres | 4.50 | | Next 5 cubic metres | 5.50 | | Next 5 cubic metres | 7.50 | | Next 10 cubic metres | 9.50 | | Next 20 cubic metres | 13.50 | | Next 50 cubic metres | 18.00 | | Next 150 cubic metres | 24.00 | | All additional cubic metres | 30.00 | | Minimum charge per Month | 45.00 | | Meter Rent per Month | 10.00 | Tariff 12 - Concessionary/Acquired Prise Supply | Water consumed (m³) | Rs/m³ | | First 85 cubic metres | 175.00 | | Next 15 cubic metres | 16.00 | | Next 150 cubic metres | 20.00 | | All additional cubic metres | 28.00 | Tariff 13 - Concessionary/Acquired Prise Supply | Water consumed (m³) | Rs/m³ | | First 50 cubic metres | 175.00 | | Next 50 cubic metres | 16.00 | | Next 150 cubic metres | 20.00 | | All additional cubic metres | 28.00 | Tariff 21 - Commercial Consumers | Water consumed (m³) | Rs/m³ | | First 100 cubic metres | 12.50 | | Next 150 cubic metres | 16.00 | | All additional cubic metres | 21.00 | | Minimum charge per month | 212.50 | Tariff 22 - Hotels, Board Houses and Guest Houses | Water consumed (m³) | Rs/m³ | | First 100 cubic metres | 18.00 | | Next 150 cubic metres | 24.00 | | All additional cubic metres | 30.00 | | Minimum charge per month | 594.00 | Tariff 23 - Concession Prises in Port Louis | Water consumed (m³) | Rs/m³ | | First 70 cubic metres | Exempt | | Next 30 cubic metres | 16.00 | | Next 150 cubic metres | 20.00 | | All additional cubic metres | 28.00 | Tariff 31 - Industrial Consumers | Water consumed (m³) | Rs/m³ | | First 100 cubic metres | 10.00 | | Next 150 cubic metres | 12.00 | | All additional cubic metres | 16.00 | | Minimum charge per month | 250.00 | Tariff 41 - Agricultural consumers (Vegetable and flower growers and livestock producers) Treated Water | Water consumed (m³) | Rs/m³ | | First 50 cubic metres | 5.00 | | Next 50 cubic metres | 6.00 | | Next 150 cubic metres | 8.00 | | All additional cubic metres | 10.00 | | Minimum charge per month | 100.00 | Tariff 51 - Government Departments, Parastatal Bodies and Religious Institutions | Water consumed (m³) | Rs/m³ | | First 100 cubic metres | 12.50 | | Next 150 cubic metres | 16.00 | | All additional cubic metres | 21.00 | | Minimum charge per month | 212.50 | Tariff 52 - Public Fountains | | Rs | | Rate per month | 2400.00 | Tariff 53 - Charitable and Religious Institutions | Deposit | 200 | | First 10 cubic meters | 4.50 | | Next 5 cubic meters | 5.50 | | Next 5 cubic meters | 7.50 | | Next 10 cubic meters | 9.50 | | Next 20 cubic meters | 13.50 | | Next 50 cubic meters | 18.00 | | Next 150 cubic meters | 24.00 | | All additional cubic meters | 30.00 | | Minimum charge per month | 45.00 | Tariff 61 - Water supplied to a ship | Water consumed (m³) | Rs/m³ | | Rate per cubic metre | 28.00 | Annual Licence Fee | Purposes | Fee | | For ground water used for Domestic purposes | Free | | For ground water used for Agricultural purposes | Rs 500 | | For ground water used for Industrial purposes | Rs 500 | Monthly Charges | Purposes | Rs/m³ | | For ground water used for Agricultural purposes | 0.50 | | For ground water used for Industrial purposes | 5.50 | | 
