REVISED NORMS AND STANDARDS: WATER SERVICES TARRIFS

REVISED NORMS AND STANDARDS: WATER SERVICES TARRIFS

Title: Water Services Act 108 of 1997: Revision of the Norms and Standards for Setting Water Services Tariffs in terms of Section 10 of the Water Services Act, 1997
Government Notice: GN 1153 in GG 39411 of 13 November 2015
Date of commencement: Not yet specified
Potentially affected controls: Rates and levies related to water consumption

These norms and standards contain discussions related to the following:

  • Roles and functions of water services institutions
  • Separation of functions and ring fencing
  • Water supply metering
  • Procedure for setting tariffs
  • Revenue required to provide water supply services on a sustainable basis
  • Categories and levels of water services
  • Allocate the required revenue from providing water supply services to each category of consumer per scheme or water supply area
  • Tariffs for household water use
  • Tariffs for industrial and other non‐household water use
  • Fixed charges
  • Drought tariffs and seasonal tariffs
  • Disclosure of water supply tariffs and accounts

The following annexures are included in the norms and standards:

  • Annexure A: Format for Determining Revenue Requirements for Water Supply Services
  • Annexure B: Format for Allocating Revenue Requirements to Water Supply Customer Categories
  • Annexure C: Format or Template of a Typical Municipal Tariff Invoice
  • Annexure D: Recommended Activities and Approval Timetable for Municipal Water Services Tariffs

Further sections are included namely Norms and Standards in respect of tariffs for Sanitation Services supplied directly to consumers, and Norms and Standards in respect of tariffs for bulk water services supplied by bulk water services providers or regional bulk water utilities to other water services institutions.

Members of the public are invited to submit to the Minister, within 90 (ninety) days after the publication of the notice in the gazette, written comments or inputs to the addresses as specified in the notice.

LEAVE A COMMENT