Trade waste fees
All prices listed are GST free and effective 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025.
Category 4 – Major Agreement | All GST free |
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Establishment | $818.26 |
Renewal | $525.26 |
Annual fee (includes one inspection every year) | $2,754.94 |
Variations | $269.18 |
Variations | $172.71 |
Category 3 – Moderate Agreement | All GST free |
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Establishment | $520.50 |
Renewal | $319.20 |
Annual fee | $805.16 |
Variations | $172.71 |
Category 2 – Minor agreement | All GST free |
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Establishment | $201.37 |
Renewal | $169.21 |
Annual fee (includes one inspection every five years) | $140.10 |
Tankered waste | All GST free |
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New annual agreement | $659.39 |
Agreement establishment | $871.86 |
Agreement renewal | $274.48 |
Variation to agreement fee | $174.34 |
After-hours access fee (up to four hours) | $524.07 |
After-hours access fee (hourly rate beyond four hours) | $98.86 |
Average strength charge | $6.91 |
BOD/NFR high strength charges – Wastewater Treatment Works catchments | BOD base charge* $/kg | BOD incentive charge $/kg | TSS base charge $/kg | TSS incentive charge $/kg |
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Belmont | $1.50 | $4.50 | $0.41 | $1.23 |
Boulder Bay | $1.55 | $4.64 | $0.43 | $1.30 |
Branxton | $3.49 | $10.47 | $2.50 | $7.50 |
Burwood Beach | $0.72 | $2.15 | $0.24 | $0.72 |
Cessnock | $1.89 | $5.66 | $0.31 | $0.92 |
Clarence Town | $5.67 | $17.02 | $4.73 | $14.19 |
Dora Creek | $2.25 | $6.75 | $0.20 | $0.61 |
Dungog | $2.44 | $7.33 | $1.64 | $4.91 |
Edgeworth | $1.22 | $3.65 | $0.42 | $1.26 |
Farley | $1.69 | $5.08 | $0.42 | $1.26 |
Karuah | $8.36 | $25.07 | $1.44 | $4.33 |
Kearsley | $2.30 | $6.89 | $0.98 | $2.93 |
Kurri Kurri | $3.59 | $10.78 | $0.83 | $2.49 |
Morpeth | $1.75 | $5.25 | $0.51 | $1.53 |
Paxton | $4.67 | $14.02 | $3.27 | $9.82 |
Raymond Terrace | $2.54 | $7.61 | $0.78 | $2.35 |
Shortland | $4.02 | $12.07 | $0.77 | $2.32 |
Tanilba bay | $2.83 | $8.49 | $0.78 | $2.35 |
Toronto | $1.90 | $5.70 | $0.30 | $0.89 |
*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 2025. For more information visit ipart.nsw.gov.au