The amount on your bill covers the cost of supplying you with clean water and of removing and treating your wastewater.
We use the money you pay us in three main areas: investing in new assets to improve services and water quality, to maintain and replace existing assets such as treatment plants and pipes and for daily running costs. Our charges are excellent value for money and are amongst the lowest in the country.
Our prices change on 1 April each year and are approved by Ofwat, the industry regulator. Domestic customers do not pay VAT on their water supply charges.
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Unmetered charges
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Your annual water and sewerage services bill is made up of two parts:
• a fixed charge
• a charge based on the rateable value of your property.
For water you pay:
| A fixed charge of £93.40 |
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55.90p per £ of rateable value |
For sewerage you pay:
| A fixed charge of £119.50* |
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58.30p per £ of rateable value |
*This charge is reduced to £74.80 if you are not connected for surface water drainage.
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Metered charges
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Your annual water and sewerage services bill is made up of two parts:
• a fixed charge
• a charge for the amount you use, measured in cubic metres (m³). A cubic metre is 1,000 litres or 220 gallons.
For water you pay:
| A fixed charge of £38.00 |
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A charge of 111.28p per cubic metre |
For sewerage you pay:
| A fixed charge of £81.30* |
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102.06p per cubic metre |
* This charge is reduced to £36.60 if you are not connected for surface water drainage.
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WaterSure
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If you or someone in your household receives certain benefits or tax credits and you live in a property with a water meter, there are government regulations to protect you. To qualify for WaterSure you must have at least three or more children up to 19 years old in full time education who live with you, and for whom you are able to claim child benefit, or, someone in your household who has a medical condition which means they use a lot of water. If this applies to you, you do not have to pay more than the average bill for domestic customers on a water meter and could save money.
For the year 2012/13, the reduced tariff for WaterSure is £161 for water charges and £191 for sewerage charges.
For further information on WaterSure please download the PDF leaflet and application form below.
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Rebates for surface water drainage charges
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What is the surface water drainage charge?
For all domestic customers (regardless of whether the house has a meter or not) the surface water drainage charge covers the cost of removing rainwater from the property and is included within the fixed sewerage charge. Removing this water protects your property from damage.
Also included in the surface water drainage charge is a charge for highway drainage. All customers who receive a foul (used) water and/or surface water drainage service from any water and sewerage company contribute towards the cost of collection and treatment of water from public highways.
Are you eligible for a surface water rebate?
If your property has no connection to Northumbrian Water’s network for the removal of surface water you may be entitled to an allowance against this element of the charge. There are certain criteria that must be met to qualify for a reduction and it may be necessary to inspect the property to confirm that no connection exists. If an allowance is granted you will still be liable for the highway drainage element of the fixed charge as this is a compulsory element of charge.
If you believe you are eligible for a rebate please download and complete the application below.
Downloadable content
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Delivering value for money
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Incorporating water supply, sewerage services and miscellaneous charges
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How they are determined.
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