The price of this service is set to recover annual operating and maintenance costs, and to make a contribution to the cost of replacement of the infrastructure assets utilised in providing the service.

This service benefits residents in a specific area of the Council and as such should not receive a subsidy from the general rate.

Each service is entitled to two sewerage fittings.  Additional fittings are charged extra.

The service is provided as a means of disposing of household effluent.

Proposed Charge:                                         This Year               Last Year

Proposed charge per service                 $300.00                  $350.00

Proposed additional fitting charge          $100.00                  $100.00

The estimated yield of the charge

The current Wilcannia Sewerage Service is regarded as being satisfactory to the extent that annual operating costs are estimated to be $70,300.00 for the 2005/2006 financial year.  The proposed charge has therefore been reduced to $300.00 from $350.00 to reflect this reduced cost of service.

Additional income raised is held in a restricted asset for future improvement works.