Business Pricing & Charges

Business customers will receive a bill from Hunter Water at least three times a year.

Larger commercial customers who use substantial amounts of water may receive their account on a monthly basis. Water and sewer charges for business customers consist of a fixed service charge and a usage charge. View our fixed sewer service charge and usage charges here.

Water charges for non-residential customers are made up of:

Fixed Water Service Charge

A fixed water service charge for operating the water system – the size of the meter and/or water service determines the charge.

Water Service Charge per Meter Size (excluding Dungog Shire) 

Service Charge (per annum)

20mm  $18.84
25mm $29.45
32mm $48.24
40mm $75.38
50mm $117.77
65mm $199.05
80mm $301.51
100mm $471.12
150mm $1,060.00
200mm $1,884.46
250mm $2,944.46
300mm $4,240.03
350mm $5,771.15

Water Service Charges per Meter Size (Dungog Shire)

Service Charge (per annum)

20mm $76.87
25mm $120.11
32mm $196.80
40mm $307.49
50mm $480.44
65mm $811.96
80mm $1,229.94
100mm $1,921.78
150mm $4,324.01
200mm $7,687.13
250mm $12,011.15
300mm $17,296.06
350mm $23,541.87

Water Usage Charge

A water usage charge is applied to the volume of water used by an individual customer. Usage charges are calculated by a tier one charge followed by a zone based charge.

Zone Based Charges

For zone based charges the usage price varies according to where each property is located within Hunter Water's area of operations.

Water Usage Charge

Usage Charge (per kL of water used)

Tier One 0:49,999kl  $1.90
Kurri Kurri >50,000kl  $1.87
Lookout >50,000kl  $1.73
Newcastle >50,000kl  $1.69
Seaham - Hexham >50,000kl  $1.49
South Wallsend >50,000kl  $1.77
Tomago - Kooragang >50,000kl  $1.44
All other locations excluding premises located in Dungog Shire  $1.90
Premises located in Dungog Shire $1.44

For a complete list of current prices see our Customer Charges Guide.  

Depending on the location of your property you may be also charged:

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