Schedule of Charges (2019/2020)

Effective 1 July 2019 Buronga Coomealla Curlwaa
Access Fee per Delivery Entitlement $115.30 $63.90 $51.70
Specified Percentage of Delivery Entitlements which can be used without incurring the Water Usage Above Access Fee Allowance Fee 60% 45% 60%
Water Usage Above Access Fee Allowance Fee (per ML usage up to 100% of Delivery Entitlements) $115.30 $63.90 $51.70
Casual Users Access Fee (per ML usage exceeding 100% of Delivery Entitlements) $188.00 $104.00 $74.00
Asset Replacement Fund Fee (per Delivery Entitlement) $19.48 $13.96 $9.24
Joint Venture Repayment Fee (per Delivery Entitlement) – $8.20 –
Infrastructure Loan Repayment Fee (per Delivery Entitlement) $15.00 – –
Fixed Government Charge (per High-Security Water Entitlement and Stock and Garden Water Entitlement) $10.32 $10.32 $10.32
Fixed Government Charge (per General Security Water Entitlement) $6.08 $6.08 $6.08
Variable Government Charge (per ML usage) $4.69 $4.69 $4.69
Membership Levies Fee (per Water Entitlement) (excluding GST) $0.28 $0.28 $0.28
Additional Water Fee – fee for service – (per ML) $1,200.00 $1,200.00 $1,200.00
Termination Fee (per Delivery Entitlement) (excluding GST) $1,036.60 $484.50 $402.60

Information

Access Fee

Is divided evenly across the first three invoices of the Water Year (1 July to 30 June).

Water Usage Above Access Fee Allowance Fee

Is levied in the final invoice of the Water Year.

Casual Users Access Fee

Ensures that non-delivery entitlement holders also contribute to funding the cost of operating and maintaining WMI’s infrastructure.

Asset Replacement Fund Fee

The contribution will be divided equally over the four invoices issued for the water year, as will Buronga delivery entitlement holders’ infrastructure loan repayment fee and Coomealla delivery entitlement holders’, Joint Venture Repayment Fee.

Variable Government Charge/Fixed Government Charge
Pass-through charges levied by the NSW Government. The Fixed Government Charge is divided over the four invoices issued for the water year.

The Membership Levies Fee

Covers WMI’s membership fees payable to NSW Irrigators’ Council and National Irrigators’ Council.

Additional Water Fee

Fee for service. Water allocation is allocated to you based on your water entitlements (usually in proportion to the volume
allocated by the NSW Government to WMI’s water access licences) and you can buy more water allocation in the market if you wish. If, however, you order or take additional water in excess of the volume in your water allocation account, you must pay this fee-for-service for each ML of additional water you order or take.

Stock & Garden Fee (per S&G water entitlement)      Casual Stock & Garden Fee (per relevant  landholding)

Buronga             $457.00                                                    $553.00

Coomealla          $317.00                                                    $382.00

Curlwaa             $342.00                                                     $395.00

Commercial & Industrial Fee (per relevant landholding)  Commercial & Industrial Casual Fee (per                                                                                                                                   relevant landholding)

Buronga            $1,142.00                                                             $1,324.00

Coomealla         $791.00                                                                 $915.00

Curlwaa             $854.00                                                                $972.00

Schedule of charges 2019/20 (Administration)

Effective 1 July 2019

 

 

Item Cost GST TOTAL
Statement of Liabilities
Statement of Liabilities – Property and Water Accounts $264.00 $26.40 $290.40
Statement of Liabilities – Property Account $176.00 $17.60 $193.60
Statement of Liabilities – Water Account $88.00 $8.80 $96.80
Property Transfers
Transfer of Property – land only $142.00 $14.20 $156.20
Transfer of Property – including Delivery Entitlements $209.00 $20.90 $229.90
Water Transfers
Transfer Water Entitlements within WMI $209.00 $20.90 $229.90
Transformation Fee – Water Entitlement removed from WMI’s licence or transferred to WMI’s licence $319.00 $31.90 $350.90
Transfer of Water Allocation – Within WMI (Internal Temporary Water Trade) $28.00 $2.80 $30.80
Transfer of Water Allocation – Within WMI (Internal Temporary Water Trade) – WMI Facilitated $78.00 $7.80 $85.80
Transfer of Water Allocation – External Temporary Water Trade (plus State Authority Fees) $69.00   $6.90 $75.90
Delivery Transfers
Transfer of Delivery Entitlements between existing customers $209.00 $20.90  $229.90
Transfer of Delivery Entitlements Annually – Within district (Internal Temp Delivery Trade) $28.00 $2.80 $30.80
Share Transfers
Transfer of Shares $142.00 $14.20  $156.20
Other Account and/or Property Changes
Change of Landholding Size (realign boundaries) $185.00 $18.50 $203.50
Create New Property within WMI $155.00 $15.50 $170.50
Separation of Landholding (including creation of new property) $211.00 $21.10 $232.10
Subdivision (Property and Delivery Entitlements) $684.00 $68.40 $752.40
Railway Reserve – add to Existing Property $66.00 $6.60 $72.60
Link Accounts $30.00 $3.00 $33.00
Certificates / Agreements
Notice of Charge (Record an Encumbrance, per certificate) $28.00 $2.80 $30.80
Split Existing Certificate Into 2 Separate Certificates $76.00 $7.60 $83.60
Share Certificate Replacement (per certificate) $9.09 $0.91 $10.00
Water or Delivery Entitlement Certificate Replacement (per certificate) $49.00 $4.90 $53.90
Water or Delivery Entitlement Agreement Replacement (per set of 2 agreements) $16.00 $1.60 $17.60
Miscellaneous
Meter Reading – One Off $79.00 $7.90 $86.90
Dishonoured Cheque or Direct Debit $43.00 $4.30 $47.30
Meter Function Check (Metered Flow) $132.00 $13.20 $145.20
Voluntary Disconnection of Water $145.00 NA $145.00
Outstanding Accounts – No Arrangement
Disconnection Letter $50.00 $5.00 $55.00
Disconnection Notice (Red Notice) $108.00 $13.20 $118.80
Disconnection of Water $300.00 NA $300.00
Reconnection of Water $145.00 NA  $145.00
Outstanding Accounts – Arrangement Not Honoured
Failed Arrangement Disconnection Letter $50.00 $5.00 $55.00
Disconnection of Water (immediate disconnection) $300.00 NA $300.00
Reconnection of Water $145.00 NA $145.00
Unauthorised Use of Water (During the Irrigation Season)
1st Occurrence
– First Notification Letter $50.00 $5.00 $55.00
2nd Occurrence
– Second Notification Letter $50.00 $5.00  $55.00
– Unauthorised Water Use Notice $190.00 $19.00  $209.00
3rd Occurrence
– Third Notification Letter $50.00 $5.00 $55.00
– Unauthorised Water Use Notice $190.00 $19.00 $209.00
– Controlled Irrigation $190.00 $19.00 $209.00
(all irrigations will be turned on/off by WMI during working hours – charge is each irrigation for remainder of season)