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Council had adopted the Palerang Communities Integrated Water Cycle Management Plan (IWCMP) in 2019, introducing new developer servicing charges from 2020 and scheduling a harmonised residential and business water and sewer charging structure from 2021, in conjunction with the Queanbeyan IWCMP. Unfortunately, that IWCMP will not be complete until 2021-22. The fees recommended by the Palerang IWCMP will however be progressively introduced for Bungendore, Braidwood and Captains Flat urban properties from 2021-22 to fund and improve potable water treatments, water extraction and sewage treatment.
Queanbeyan’s water and sewer charges will be modified following the adoption of its IWCMP.
The IWCMP includes a range of projects and network upgrades to ensure it remains functional into the future. Funding for these are derived from Development Servicing Plans and a revised tariff structure.
The financial model forecast demonstrated that the water tariff structure for 2021-22 needs to raise a total revenue of $3.49m (excluding pensioner rebates). This represents a 17.8% increase in revenue compared to the expected revenue of $2.9m based on the proposed tariff structure for 2020-21. For the sewerage tariff structure, the model demonstrated that the tariff structure would need to raise total revenue on $3.35m (excluding pensioner rebates). This represents an increase of 0.9% compared to the estimated revenue of $3.24m in 2020-21. The table below highlights the fees and revenue for 2019-20, 2020-21 and the proposed approach for 2021-22:
| Tariff elements | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 proposed |
Water charges | |||
Access charge 20mm meter | |||
| Residential | 461 | 473 | 556 |
| Non-residential | 461 | 473 | 556 |
| Usage charge ($/kL) | |||
| Residential | 2.82 | 2.89 | 3.72 |
| Non-residential | 2.82 | 2.89 | 3.72 |
| Estimated revenue | 2.679m | 2.896m | 3.458m |
Sewerage charges | |||
Residential | |||
| Residential | 1,074 | 1,102 | 1,133 |
| Vacant residential | 1,074 | 1,102 | 1,133 |
| Vacant non-resident | 1,074 | 1,102 | 1,133 |
| Non-residential | |||
| Access charge 20mm | 1,230 | 1,262 | 1,304 |
| Usage charge ($/kL) | 2.88 | 2.95 | 3.14 |
| Estimated revenue | 2.982m | 3.236m | 3.340m |
The proposed tariffs have been included in Council's draft Revenue Policy for 2021-22 which can be viewed at https://yourvoice.qprc.nsw.gov.au/draft-integrated-plans-2020-211
Council is seeking comments on the proposed tariffs until 7 June 2021. Comments will be presented to Council for consideration.
Submissions may be made:
- By completing the survey below
- By email to council@qprc.nsw.gov.au referencing "New tariff structure for Palerang communities water and sewerage schemes" in the subject line
- By mail to PO Box 90, Queanbeyan NSW 2620
- By delivery to any of Council's customer service centres
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CLOSED: This survey has concluded.
