Whakatāne District Council manages and maintains the water network that supplies water to homes and businesses in most parts of the District. Whakatāne residents are connected to the various water supply schemes and use about 4.45 million cubic metres of water annually – that’s about 350 litres per person each day.
Water Rates
The rates for water by meter are separately assessed. Depending on the supply area, meters are read and invoiced on either a three-monthly or six-monthly cycle.
Rates for water consumption measured by meter may include a supply/connection charge as applicable. For supply areas with metered water, the rate per cubic metre and supply/connection charge are as follows.
The “per connection” charge below covers infrastructure, including pipes, extracting water from bores and rivers, maintaining reservoirs and pumps across the District, and making sure the water is drinkable. This charge is only 40% of the target activity across the District.
The “rates” charge below is a consumption charge covering delivery of water to the household/property, administration, invoicing, reading meters, the meters themselves, and meter maintenance.
Whakatāne District Water Rates
(All figures below are exclusive of GST)
| Connection type | Per Connection | Rates $ |
|---|---|---|
| Ruatahuna | ||
| Connected | $0 | |
| Connected – Commercial | $0 | |
| Plains and Awakeri Extension | ||
| Plains and Awakeri connected – metered | $301.63 | |
| Plains and Awakeri water by meter | 0.36 | |
| Excess water by meter | 0.93 | |
| Murupara | ||
| Connected – metered | $166.33 | |
| Connected – non metered | $406.88 | |
| Available – not connected | $166.33 | |
| Water by meter | 1.09 | |
| All other schemes | ||
| Connected – metered | $215.46 | |
| Connected – non metered | $576.59 | |
| Available – not connected | $215.46 | |
| Water by meter | 1.64 |
Water invoice Due Dates
| Instalment | Scheme | Due Month |
|---|---|---|
| First Reading | Plains | October |
| Second Reading | All metered schemes | January |
| Third Reading | Plains | April |
| Fourth Reading | All metered schemes | July |
You can pay your water rates online via credit card or account-to-account transfer. You can also pay by cash, EFTPOS, direct debt or automatic payments. To find out more, see paying your rates.
To find out more phone 07 306 0500.