Water Act (General Rates) Instrument, 2004 (S.I. No. 44 of 2004)

STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS 2004 No. 44 THE WATER STATUTE (GENERAL RATES) INSTRUMENT, 2004 ARRANGEMENT OF RULES Rules 1. Title and commencement date 2. Water Supply and Sewerage services 3. Indexation of the NWSC Tariff SCHEDULES FIRST SCHEDULE SECOND SCHEDULE STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS 2004 No. 44. The Water Statute (General Rates) Instrument, 2004 (Under the Water Statute, Statute 9, 1995) IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred upon the Minister by section 107(2)(q) of the Water Statute, this instrument is made this 8th day of July, 2004. 1. Title and commencement date This instrument may be cited as the Water Statute (General Rates) Instrument, 2004 and shall be deemed to have come into force on the 1st day of July, 2004 2. The rates specified in the second column of the First Schedule hereto shall be the rates payable in respect of consumers specified in the first column thereof, in the towns in which National Water and Sewerage Corporation supplies water and provides sewerage services as specified in the Second Schedule hereto. 3. Indexation of the NWSC Tariff The above mentioned rates will be subject to annual indexation against the domestic price index, exchange rate, foreign price index and the electricity tariff. The indexation will be carried out on a financial year basis and will apply on the 1st July of each year. The indexation will be based upon the following formular. T0 (a?I + b?FI?FX+ c?K ) = T1 Whereby T0 = Tariff level at end of year zero. a = Proportion of tariff associated with local salaries, and locally sourced goods based on the previous years audited financial Accounts. ? = Change. I = Domestic retail price index as published by the Bureau of Statistics and based on the underlying inflation rate. b = the proportion of the tariff associated with foreign costs, i.e. foreign inputs in the production process based on the previous years audited financial accounts. FI = Foreign retail price index based on the US Bureau of Labour Statistics. FX = US Dollar to shilling exchange rate based on the Bank of Uganda mid exchange rate as at the 30th June of each financial year. c = Proportion of tariff associated with electrical power based on % of electricity cost to total cost as a proxy. (Audited financial Accounts). K = Price of electrical power per unit. T1 = Indexed Tariff at beginning of year one. 4. Service Lines Effective July 2004, the NWSC will provide and maintain all water service lines to its customers. To enable the Corporation do this, all service lines shall belong to the NWSC. Accordingly, in order to defray the costs of this additional service to customers, the rates will be adjusted by an average of 10% for all customer categories except those consuming over 500 cu.m of water per month. 5. S.I. No. 23 of 2002 The Water (General Rates) Regulations, 2002 is hereby amended accordingly. SCHEDULES FIRST SCHEDULE 1. WATER SUPPLY CONSUMER CATEGORY RATE 1.1 PUBLIC STAND PIPES (a) Unmetered ……… Shs. 39,075 per month (b)Metered ……… Shs. 521 per cubic meter (c) Service charges ……… Shs. 2,000 per month 1.2 RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS (a) Unmetered 1 tap ……… Shs. 4,836 per month 2-4 taps ……… Shs. 14,508 per month 5-8 taps ……… Shs. 24,180 per month Over 8 taps ……… Shs. 36,270 per month (b)Metered ……… Shs. 806 per cubic meter (c) Service Charges 1/2" ……… Shs. 1500 per month 3/4" ……… Shs. 2000 per month 1" ……… Shs. 5000 per month Yard tap ……… Shs. 2000 per month 1.3 INSTITUTIONS AND GOVERNMENT (a) Unmetered ……… Shs. Assessed on estimated Consumption at metered rates (b)Metered ……… Shs. 993 per cubic meter (c) Service Charges 1/2" ……… Shs. 2,000 3/4" ……… Shs. 3,000 1" ……… Shs. 5,000 2" ……… Shs. 8,000 3" ……… Shs. 10,000 4" ……… Shs. 15,000 6" ……… Shs. 20,000 1.4 MAJOR INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL (a) Metered First 500 cubic meters per month … Shs. 1,379 per cu meter 501–1500 cubic meters per month … Shs. 1,421 per cu meter Over 1500 cubic meters per month … Shs. 1,324 per cu meter (b)Unmetered …… Assessed on estimated consumption at metered rates. (c) Service Charges Shs. 1/2" ………… 2,000 3/4" ………… 5,000 1" ………… 7,500 2" ………… 10,000 3" ………… 15,000 4" ………… 20,000 6" ………… 30,000 1.5 MINOR INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL (a) Metered ……… Shs. 1,379 per cu meter (b)Unmetered ……… Assessed on estimated consumption at metered rates. (c) Service charges Shs. 1/2" ………… 2,000 3/4" ………… 5,000 1" ………… 7,500 2" ………… 10,000 3" ………… 15,000 4" ………… 20,000 6" ………… 30,000 1.6 MIXED COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL, INSTITUTIONAL AND/OR DOMESTIC Where water is supplied on a common connection to mixed commercial, industrial, institutional and/or domestic premises, all water will be charged at the highest tariff rate applicable. 2.0 CONNECTION FEES (Up to 50 meters from the NWSC service point, all materials and other costs including road reinstatement to be met by the Corporation. The cost in excess of 50 meters to be met by applicant). 1/2" supply …………Shs. 50,000 3/4" supply …………Shs. 100,000 CONSUMER CATEGORY 1" supply ………… Shs. 200,000 2" supply ………… Shs. 750,000 Above 2" supply ………… Shs. 1,500,000 3.0 RECONNECTION FEES After disconnection for non-payment of water charges All connections below 2"………… Shs. 10,000 Connections 2" and above ………… Shs. 20,000 4.0 PENALTIES (a) Where a consumer makes an illegal connection, removes or by passes a meter ………… Shs. 400,000 plus a charge for water consumed during the last 24 months. (b)Damage of installed water meter 1/2" ……………………… Shs. 50,000 3/4" ……………………… Shs. 70,000 1" ……………………… Shs. 115,000 11/2" ……………………… Shs. 258,000 2" ……………………… Shs. 287,000 3" ……………………… Shs. 300,000 4" ……………………… Shs. 418,000 6" ……………………… Shs. 485,000 (c)Destruction of water meter……………Actual cost of replacement. 5.0 DEPOSITS The Corporation is empowered to take deposits for water and sewerage services calculated at six months estimated charges. 6.0 BULK WATER RATES The Bulk Water Supply tariff shall be levied on authorised operators who will re-sell the water to consumers through a piped water distribution net work. It shall be determined by the Corporation depending on the area of supply but shall not exceed 800 shillings per cubic meter. CONSUMER CATEGORY 7.0 SEWERAGE SERVICES 7.1 Sewerage charges for all properties connected to sewers. (a) Domestic ………………… 75% of water charge (b)Other categories…………… 100% of water charge 7.2 Connection Fees (All materials and other costs including road reinstatement to be met by applicant). Shs. 4" ………………… 100,000 6" ………………… 125,000 over 6" ………………… 167,000 SECOND SCHEDULE TOWNS IN WHICH NWSC SUPPLIES WATER AND PROVIDES SEWERAGE SERVICES 1. Kampala (including Kajjansi and Nansana) 2. Jinja/Njeru 3. Entebbe 4. Mbarara 5. Tororo 6. Mbale 7. Masaka 8. Lira 9. Gulu 10. Fort Portal 11. Kasese 12. Kabale 13. Bushenyi/Ishaka 14. Arua 15. Soroti 16. Mukono 17. Lugazi 18. Iganga 19. Malaba COL. KAHINDA OTAFIIRE, Minister of Water, Lands and Environment.