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WATER TARIFFS & FEES

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 01 January 2012. Water rates for each customer are as follows:

TYPES OF SUPPLY	TARIFF NO.	MINIMUM CHARGE
Domestic	10 & 11	45.00
Prise supply acquired before the commencement of ordinance No. 26 of 1891	12	245.00
Acquired Prise Supply after the commencement of ordinance No. 26 of 1891 but before 14 January 1895	13	245.00
Business Consumers	14	1122.00
Commercial Consumers	18	391.00
Concession Prises in Port Louis	23	Nil
Industrial Consumers	16	450.00
Agricultural Consumers (Vegetable, Flower, Fruit tress or other crops Growers & Livestock or Poultry Producers)	17	220.00
Public Sector Agency	15	391.00
Religious & Charitable Institutions	53	60.00
Raw water (Compagnie Thermique de Belle Vue)	71	Nil
Raw Water (Irrigation Authority)
Aquaculture Consumers	81	Nil
Unchlorinated Water	91	Nil

Tariff 10 – Minimum Water Charges – Rs 45.00

Tariffs 11 – Water Charges

First 10 m³	Next 10 m³	Next 30 m³	Every Additional m³
Rs	Rs	Rs	Rs
6.00	8.00	17.00	32.00

Tariff 12 – Prise supply acquired before the commencement of ordinance No. 26 of 1891

First 85 m³ (Minimum Charge)	Every Additional m³
Rs	Rs
245.00	30.00

Tariff 13 – Acquired Prise Supply after the commencement of ordinance No. 26 of 1891 but before 14 January 1895

First 50 m³ (Minimum Charge)	Every Additional m³
Rs	Rs
245.00	30.00

Tariff 14 – Business Consumers

First 33 m³ (Minimum Charge)	Every Additional m³
Rs	Rs
1122.00	34.00

Tariff 15 – Public sector agency consumers

First 17 m³ (Minimum Charge)	Every Additional m³
Rs	Rs
391.00	23.00

Tariff 16 – Industrial Consumers

First 25 m³ (Minimum Charge)	Every Additional m³
Rs	Rs
450.00	18.00

Tariff 17 – Agricultural Consumers

First 20 m³ (Minimum Charge)	Every Additional m³
Rs	Rs
220.00	11.00

Tariff 18 – Commercial Consumers

First 17 m³ (Minimum Charge)	Every Additional m³
Rs	Rs
391.00	23.00

Tariff 23 – Concession Prises Supply acquired in Port Louis before 1 July 1969

First 70 m³	Every Additional m³
Rs	Rs
Nil	35.00

Tariff 53 – Charitable or Religious Institutions

Minimum Charge First 10 m³	Next 10 m³	Next 30 m³	Every Additional m³
Rs	Rs	Rs	Rs
60.00	8.00/m3	17.00/m3	32.00/m3

Tariff 71 – Compagnie Thermique de Belle Vue Ltee Supply

Every cubic metre (m3)

Rs. 3.90

Tariff 81 – Aquaculture Consumers

Every cubic metre (m3)

Rs. 1.00

Tariff 91 – Un-chlorinated Water

Every cubic metre (m3)

Rs. 10.00

^{BOREHOLE / SURFACE WATER}^{Minimum Registration fee Rs 1,300}^{Fees Payable By Consumers}

Sn	Fees	Domestic Rs	Non Domestic Rs	Groundwater Rs	Irrigation Rs	Production of Drinks Rs
(a)	Processing Fee on application for a new supply/Abstracting ground water	300	500	500	Nil	Nil
(b)	Minimum new supply fee/registration fee	1,300	1,300	1,300	Nil	Nil
(c)	Minimum fee for road re-instatement for new supply and reopening (where applicable)	500	500	Nil	Nil	Nil
(d)	Re-establishment (reopening fee) for supplies which have been disconnected at meter	500	500	Nil	Nil	Nil
(e)	Re-establishment (reopening) fee for supplies which have been disconnected on main/Road Reserve	1,300	1,300	Nil	Nil	Nil
(f)	Minimum re-establishment (reopening fee) for boreholes which have been sealed	Nil	Nil	5,000	Nil	Nil
(g)	Fees payable for production of drinks (*drink* means a non alcoholic drink, including water which is bottled, canned or packed).	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	1.50 per litre
(h)	Examination (Meter Testing) fee	200	200	500	Nil	Nil

Deposit Payable By Consumers

Sn	Domestic Rs	Non Domestic Rs
(a)	200 per LQ	400
(b)	1000 per LQ	1000
(c)	1500 per LQ	1500
(d)	2500 per LQ	2500
(e)	5000 per LQ	5000
(f)	10000 per LQ	10000
(g)	25000 per LQ	25000

LQ = Living Quarter

Meter Rent Payable By Consumers

Sn	Size Of Meter (mm)	Domestic Rs	Non Domestic Rs	Irrigation Rs
(a)	12 or 18	10	10	50
(b)	25	30	30	50
(c)	37	45	45	50
(d)	50	60	60	50
(e)	75	90	90	50
(f)	100	150	150	50
(g)	Greater than 100	200	200	50

Annual License Fee For Abstracting Ground Water

Sn		Domestic Rs	Non Domestic Rs	Groundwater Rs	Irrigation Rs	Production of Drinks Rs
(a)	use of ground water for agricultural purposes	Nil	Nil	1,000	Nil	Nil
(b)	use of brackish water for desalination	Nil	Nil	5,000	Nil	Nil
(c)	use of brackish water for purposes other than for desalination	Nil	Nil	1,000	Nil	Nil
(d)	use of ground water for the purpose of producing drinks	Nil	Nil	50,000	Nil	Nil
(e)	use of ground water for domestic purposes	Nil	Nil	1,000	Nil	Nil
(f)	use of ground water for non-domestic purposes other than purposes at sub-items (a) to (d)	Nil	Nil	10,000	Nil	Nil

Water Charges For Use of Ground Water

	In respect of the :-	Monthly rate per cubic metre (Rs)
(a)	use of ground water for agricultural purposes	0.70
(b)	use of brackish water for purposes other than for desalination	0.70
(c)	use of ground water for the purpose of producing drinks	10.00
(d)	use of ground water for domestic purposes	0.70
(e)	use of ground water for non-domestic purposes other than purposes at items (a) to (c)	7.70

Water Charges For Irrigation Purposes

	In respect of :-	Monthly rate per cubic metre (Rs)
(a)	surface Water	1.00
(b)	overhead Water	1.50
(c)	water supplied at reservoirs (La Ferme/Magenta)	0.70
(d)	water supplied to the Irrigation Authority from La Nicoliere Reservoir	1.40