Trade waste fees
All prices listed are effective 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2026.
Category 4 – Major Agreement | All GST free |
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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 Agreement | All GST free |
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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 agreement | All GST free |
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Agreement establishment fee | $230.30 |
Annual agreement fee | $163.36 |
Agreement renewal/reissue fee | $172.27 |
Tankered waste | All GST free |
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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 catchments | BOD base charge* $/kg | BOD incentive charge $/kg | TSS base charge $/kg | TSS incentive charge $/kg |
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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