Trade waste fees

All prices listed are effective 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2026.

Category 4 – Major AgreementAll GST free

Agreement establishment fee

$945.53

Annual agreement fee

$3,169.00

Agreement renewal/reissue fee

$609.03

Variation to agreement fee

$151.23

Inspection fee

$286.46

Additional discharge monitoring and management fee

$3,072.18

Category 3 – Moderate AgreementAll GST free

Agreement establishment fee

$439.49

Annual agreement fee

$998.74

Agreement renewal/reissue fee

$349.57

Variation to agreement fee

$133.37

Additional discharge monitoring and management fee

$3,072.18

Category 2 – Minor agreementAll GST free

Agreement establishment fee

$230.30

Annual agreement fee

$163.36

Agreement renewal/reissue fee

$172.27

Tankered wasteAll GST free

Agreement establishment fee

$579.27

Annual agreement fee

$774.72

Agreement renewal/reissue fee

$238.52

Variation to agreement fee

$136.29

After-hours access fee (up to four hours)

$547.38

After-hours access fee (hourly rate beyond four hours)

$103.26

BOD/NFR high strength charges – Wastewater Treatment Works catchmentsBOD base charge* $/kgBOD incentive charge $/kgTSS base charge $/kgTSS incentive charge $/kg

Belmont

$1.33

$3.99

$0.33

$0.99

Boulder Bay

$1.29

$3.87

$0.42

$1.26

Branxton

$3.91

$11.73

$2.95

$8.85

Burwood Beach

$0.80

$2.40

$0.18

$0.54

Cessnock

$1.73

$5.19

$0.10

$0.30

Clarence Town

$6.22

$18.66

$5.18

$15.54

Dora Creek

$2.32

$6.96

$0.22

$0.66

Dungog

$2.48

$7.44

$1.66

$4.98

Edgeworth

$1.21

$3.63

$0.27

$0.81

Farley

$1.08

$3.24

$0.70

$2.10

Karuah

$8.48

$25.44

$1.45

$4.35

Kearsley

$0.62

$1.86

$0.25

$0.75

Kurri Kurri

$3.02

$9.06

$0.78

$2.34

Morpeth

$1.72

$5.16

$0.52

$1.56

Paxton

$4.21

$12.63

$3.41

$10.23

Raymond Terrace

$2.89

$8.67

$0.77

$2.31

Shortland

$2.52

$7.56

$0.45

$1.35

Tanilba bay

$4.89

$14.67

$0.56

$1.68

Toronto

$2.38

$7.14

$0.35

$1.05

*Base charge will be applied in all cases except where BOD/NFR load exceeds limits that are specified in individual major trade wastewater agreements.

Determining charges

The Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) sets Hunter Water’s pricing structure. The current pricing structure has been approved by IPART until 30 June 2030. For more information visit ipart.nsw.gov.au